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11/10/2002Korolev, Moscow region
The International Space Station (ISS) fourth visiting crew
(VC-4) - the Russians: Sergey Zaletin and Yuri Lonchakov
and the Belgian: Frank de Winne - returned with the space
vehicle Soyuz TM-34 landing module upon the 11-days flight
program.
 Photo-report
Chkalovsky Aerodrome
Today in the afternoon the VC-4, returned at night to the
Earth upon the ISS flight program completion, have arrived
to the Chkalovsky Aerodrome of Moscow region.
Photo-report
11/01/2002 Korolev, Moscow region
The Russian newly-modified Soyuz TMA-1 manned space transportation
vehicle docked to the International Space Station.
Photo-report
10/30/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
 Today
at 6 hours 11 minutes 11 seconds Moscow Time (3:11:11 a.m.
GMT), the Russian Soyuz TMA manned transport vehicle was
launched by the Souyz-FG rocket from Baikonur cosmodrome.
 Commander
of Soyuz TMA-1 crew, Sergei V. Zaletin reported to the Co-chairman
of the State Board Nikolai F. Moiseev about the crew readiness
for the flight.
Photo-report
from the Cosmonauts Training Hall
10/29/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
 The
State Board meeting was held with the aim to approve the
following makeup of the Soyuz TMA-1 crews. The prime crew:
Sergei Zaletin, Commander; Frank De Winne, Flight Engineer
and Yuri Lonchakov, Flight Engineer.
The back-up crew: Yuri Lonchakov, Commander; Alexander Lazutkin,
Flight Engineer.
Photo-report
10/28/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
 At
5:00 a.m. Moscow time launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMю-1
spacecraft was transferred from Assembly and Testing Facility
to launch site. The Soyuz-FG - Soyuz TMA system was erected
on the launcher.
Photo-report
10/27/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
In the LV processing facility, the orbital module was integrated
with the launch vehicle.
At 15 hours Moscow time, a meeting of the State Board and
the Technical Management was held where a decision was made
to roll out the launch vehicle carrying Soyuz TMA-1 to the
launch pad.
Photo-report
10/26/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
The fourth visiting crew inspected Soyuz TMA-1 in its launch
configuration in the processing facility.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing
Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft
processing facility to the launch vehicle processing facility
for integration.
Photo-report
10/25/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
 Cosmonauts
S. Zaletin, Yu. Lonchakov and A.Lazutkin, and Belgian ESA
astronaut F. De Winne, members of the prime and backup crews
of the fourth Russian visiting crew mission to the ISS,
arrived to the launch site to immediate training for the
flight to the ISS scheduled on October 30.
Photo-report
10/24/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft was
completed.
Photo-report
10/23/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Fueled Soyuz TMA-1 was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly
and Testing Facility for final processing operations.
Photo-report
10/22/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
At 10 hours Moscow time, a meeting of the Technical Management
was held which made a decision to proceed with Soyuz TMA-1
filling.
Photo-report
10/17/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Members of the prime and backup crews of the fourth Russian
visiting crew mission to the ISS had training sessions and
fit checks in Soyuz-TMA-1 spacecraft.
Photo-report
from the Cosmonauts Preparation Room
Photo-report
from the Assembly and Testing Facility
10/16/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Cosmonauts S. Zaletin, Yu. Lonchakov and A.Lazutkin, and
Belgian ESA astronaut F. De Winne, members of the prime
and backup crews of the fourth Russian visiting crew mission
to the ISS, arrived to Baikonur to have training sessions
and fit checks in Soyuz-TMA-1 spacecraft.
Photo-report
09/25/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
 In
accordance with the International Space Station (ISS) mission
plan, logistics vehicle Progress M1-9 has been put into
a low Earth orbit.
The vehicle was launched at 20:58:24, Moscow daylight saving
time.
The objective of the launch is logistics support of the
Station and conducting tests of the rendezvous system Kurs
installed on the Russian module Zvezda and on the logistics
vehicle, while flying to the Station.
09/23/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Processing of the Progress M1-9 transport cargo vehicle
is in progress for launch to the ISS.
The launcher with the Progress M1-9 cargo vehicle was rolled
out from Assembly and Test Building, delivered to the launching
area and erected on the launch pad.
Photo-report
09/22/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Progress M1-9 cargo vehicle has been integrated with the
launch vehicle in Launch Vehicle Assembly and Testing Facility.
Photo-report
The Intergovermental Commitee and Technical Management
decided to roll out the launcher with the Progress M1-9
transport cargo vehicle from the integration and test facility
to the launch pad on September 23, 2002.
Photo-report
09/21/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M1-9 spacecraft was
completed in the Assembly and Test Facility.
Photo-report
09/17/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome
Processing of the Progress M1-9 transport cargo vehicle
is in progress for launch to the ISS.
A Technical management meeting was held which made a decision
to proceed with Progress M1-9 filling.
Photo-report
08/26/2002 Korolev, Moscow area
about extravehicular activities performed by the ISS Expedition
Crew 5 under EVA 8 Program
The Expedition Crew 5 (ISS-5) of the International Space
Station (ISS) performed their second egress into space.
This is the eighth EVA of the ISS crews from the Russian
Segment from the beginning of its operation.
The EVA objective is to perform operations under the extravehicular
activities (EVA 8) program including the previous EVA deferred
operations to release and install a new board with exposed
samples for Kromka experiment.
Photo-report
08/09/2002 Korolev, Moscow area.
The forth Russian visiting crew (VC-4) to the International
Space Station is in progress.
During the acceptance tests of the hardware, which is planned
to be uploaded by Progress M1-9 cargo vehicle to the Station
in the frame of the Odissea project in September 2002 the
training sessions of Russian cosmonauts S.V.Zaletin and
Yu.V.Lonchakov and ESA astronaut of Belgian nationality
Frank de Winne being members of the prime and backup crews
in this mission took place.
They were familiarized with the hardware, its upload procedure
and peculiarities of its activation by RSC Energia and ESA
specialists.
Photo-report
06/29/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome.
 Following
its launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome on June 26, 2002, a
3-day free flight in near-earth orbit, the Russian cargo
transport vehicle Progress M-46 has successfully docked
today to the International Space Station (ISS).
06/26/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome.
 In
accordance with the ISS mission plan, a logistics vehicle
Progress M-46 has been put into a low Earth orbit.
The vehicle was launched at 09:36:30 Moscow Summer Time
(05:36:30 GMT).
06/24/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome.
 Processing
of the Progress M-46 transport cargo vehicle is in progress
for launch to the ISS.
The launcher with the Progress M-46 cargo vehicle was rolled
out from Assembly and Test Building, delivered to the launching
area and erected on the launch pad.
Photo-report
06/23/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Progress M-46 cargo vehicle has been integrated with the
launch vehicle in Launch Vehicle Assembly and Testing Facility.
The Intergovermental Commitee and Technical Management decided
to roll out the launcher with the Progress M-46 transport
cargo vehicle from the integration and test facility to
the launch pad on June 24, 2002.
Photo-report
06/21/2002 Baikonur cosmodrome.
Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M46 spacecraft was
completed in the Assembly and Test Facility.
Photo-report
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