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10/31/2001 Chkalovsky air field, Star City.
The Russian-French visiting crew have returned to the Star
City near Moscow.
 Photo-report
10/23/2001 Korolev, Moscow Region.
During the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft docking Moscow MCC-M was
attended by the Prime Minister of the French Government
Lionel Jospin, Ambassador of France to Russian Federation
Claude Blanchemaison, Yu. N. Koptev, General Director of
Rosaviakosmos, Yu. P. Semenov, Technical Director of Russian
Manned Space Programs, General Designer of S.P. Korolev
RSC Energia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
and other officials.
Photo-report
10/21/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Today at 12 hours 59 minutes 35 seconds Moscow Summer Time,
the Russian Soyuz TM-33 manned transport vehicle was launched
by the Souyz-U rocket from Baikonur cosmodrome.
Commander of Soyuz TM-33 crew, V.M. Afanasiev reports
to the Chairman of the State Committee V.V. Alaverdov.
Photo-report
10/20/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
The Interstate Commission meeting was held with the aim
to approve the following makeup of the Soyuz TM-33 crews.
The prime crew: Viktor Afanasiev, Commander; Konstantin
Kozeev, Flight Engineer and Claudie Haignere, Flight Engineer.
The back-up crew: Sergei Zaletin, Commander; Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya,
Flight Engineer.
Photo-report
10/19/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
At 5:00 a.m. Moscow time launch vehicle with the Soyuz TM-33
spacecraft was transferred from Assembly and Testing Facility
to launch site.
The Soyuz-U - Soyuz TM system was erected on the launcher.
Photo-report
10/18/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Integration of the encapsulated Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft with
the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in Launch Vehicle Assembly and
Testing Facility.
Photo-report
At 15 hours Moscow time the Intergovernmental Commission
and Technical Management Meeting was held at which it was
decided that on October 19, 2001 the launch vehicle with
the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft would be rolled out from Assembly
and Testing Facility to launch site.
Photo-report
10/17/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Soyuz TM-33 was inspected and accepted by the crew. The
spacecraft was accepted with no comments.
Photo-report
The encapsulated Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft was transferred
from Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility to Launch
Vehicle Assembly and Testing Facility for general assembly.
Photo-report
10/16/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
The second Russian visiting crews to the ISS consisting
of V. Afanasiev, K. Kozeev and C. Haignere (prime crew)
and S. Zaletin, N. Kuzhelnaya (backup crew) arrived to the
launch site to immediate training for the flight to the
ISS scheduled on October 21.
Photo-report
10/15/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft was completed.
Photo-report
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft was
completed.
Photo-report
Final operations Soyuz TM-33 processing was completed.
Photo-report
10/11/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Soyuz TM-33 filling was completed.
Photo-report
10/10/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
In the cosmonaut preparation room.
Russian cosmonauts V.Afanasiev, K.Kozeev and ESA's French
astronaut C.Haignere during a fit-check of the space suits
and individual seat liners.
Photo-report
A training session of the second Russian visiting crew
to ISS in the assembly and testing facility, summarizing
results of the first day of training at the Cosmodrome and
taking a picture as a memento.
Photo-report
10/09/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
The second Russian visiting crews to the ISS consisting
of V.Afanasiev, K.Kozeev and C. Haignere (prime crew) and
S.Zaletin, N.Kuzhelnaya (backup crew) arrived to Krainii
airport at Baikonur.
The Soyuz TM-33 spacecraft is scheduled to be launched on
October 21, 2001.
Photo-report
09/17/2001 Korolev, Moscow area.
 Following
a two-day free flight in near-earth orbit to the International
Space Station (ISS), proximity maneuvers, fly-about, stationkeeping
and approach, the Russian logistics vehicle-module Progress
M-CO1 successfully docked to the ISS having delivered a
new Russian module, Docking Compartment Pirs to the Station.
Photo-report
from Mission Control Center
09/15/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
At 03:35 Moscow time specialized logistics vehicle-module
(LVM) Progress M-CO1 was launched to a near-earth orbit
by Soyuz-с launch vehicle in accordance with the International
Space Station (ISS) assembly program.
09/13/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The Soyuz-U/Progress M-CO1 Rocket-Space Complex was rolled
out from Assembly and Test Building, delivered to the launching
area and erected on the launch pad.
photo-report
Formation of the joint launching crew and statement of
the work schedule for the first launch day.
photo-report
09/12/2001 Baikonur cosmodrome.
A meeting of the Intergovermental Commitee and Technical
Management was held today. It was decided to roll out the
launcher with the Progress M-C01 transport cargo vehicle
from the integration and test facility to the launch pad
on September 13, 2001.
photo-report
08/19/2001 Baikonur launch site
At 5:00 a.m. Moscow time launch vehicle with the Progress-M45
spacecraft was transferred from Assembly and Testing Facility
to launch site.
photo-report
In that day the launch vehicle with the Progress-M45 spacecraft
was installed on the launching pad. The scheduled scope
of the vehicle processing was implemented in accordance
with the first launch day work schedule.
photo-report
08/17/2001 Baikonur launch site
Prelaunch processing activities to launch the Progress-M45
cargo vehicle to the International Space Station are still
going on at Baikonur cosmodrome.
Progress-M45 cargo vehicle has been integrated with the
launch vehicle in Launch Vehicle Assembly and Testing Facility.
photo-report
A meeting of the Intergovermental Commitee and Technical
Management was held at 15:00 Moscow time. It was decided
to roll out the launcher with the Progress-M45 transport
cargo vehicle from the integration and test facility to
the launch pad on August 19, 2001.
photo-report
08/16/2001 Baikonur launch site
The prelaunch preparation of the Progress M45 cargo spacecraft
is well under way in the assembly and test facility at the
Baikonur launch site. These spacecraft are to be launched
to the International Space Station.
Designers inspection of the Progress-M45 spacecraft.
photo-report
Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M45 spacecraft.
photo-report
The Progress M-C01 spacecraft being placed into the pressure
chamber.
photo-report
07/12/2001 Korolev, Moscow area.
Logistics spacecraft Progress M-CO1 intended for equipping
the Russian Segment with Docking Compartment CO1 "Pirs",
after integrated factory tests has been shipped from S.P.Korolev
RSC Eneergia to the Baikonur launch site where it will undergo
the final phase of pre-launch processing scheduled for autumn
of 2001.
photo-report
06/08/2001 Korolev, Moscow area.
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The integrated testing of the Progress M-CO1 spacecraft
is going on. The vehicle is to deliver a scheduled
module to the Russian segment of the ISS - the CO1
docking compartment. This compartment known as Pier,
will support the Station's crew EVAs and will become
a nadir port on the Zvezda Service Module for manned
and automatic cargo resupply vehicles.
The tests are planned to be completed by the end of
June this year, afterwards the spacecraft will be
shipped to Baikonur launch site to undergo final prelaunch
checks.
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