April 28, 2003. Mission Control Center, Korolev, Moscow region.

The Russian Soyuz TMA-2 manned transport spacecraft docked to the International Space Station.

After opening of the transfer hatches a press conference for Russian and foreign mass media representatives was held at MCC-M. Yu.P. Semenov, General Designer of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, N.F. Moiseev, First Deputy Director of Rosaviakosmos, F. Gregory, NASA Deputy Administrator for Space Flights, P.I. Klimuk, Colonel-General, Director of Yu.A. Gagarin CTC RGNII answered questions of journalists about ISS program activities in 2003 and their funding.