10/28/2003 Korolev, Moscow region
The Primary Expedition 7 crew International Space Station
- Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (ISS-7 commander, Soyuz
TMA-2 commander), American astronaut Edward Lu (ISS-7 flight
engineer, Soyuz TMA-2 flight engineer-1) - and European
Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, Visiting Expedition 5 (VE-5)
flight engineer, Soyuz TMA-2 flight engineer-2 Pedro Duquer
of Spain have returned to Earth in the Descent Module of
the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft.
OFFICIAL
PRESS-RELEASE
04/28/2003 Korolev, Moscow region
The Russian newly-modified Soyuz TMA-2 manned space transportation
vehicle docked to the International Space Station.
Photo-report
04/26/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Today
at 7 hours 53 minutes 52 seconds Moscow Time, the Russian
Soyuz TMA-2 manned transport vehicle was launched by the
Souyz-FG rocket.
Photo-report
04/25/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
A
meeting of the State Board was held at which the Soyuz TMA-2
and ISS-7 prime and backup crews were approved, as well
as a decision was made to continue the Rocket & Space
Complex processing for filling and launch within the scheduled
time.
The prime crew consists of: Yuri
Ivanovich Malenchenko, commander - flight cosmonaut
of RF, test cosmonaut of the Yu.A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training
Center, and Edward Tsang
Lu, NASA's astronaut, flight engineer.
The backup crew consists of: Alexander
Yurievich Kaleri, commander - flight engineer of RF,
test cosmonaut of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, and Colin
Michael Foale, NASA's astronaut, flight engineer.
Photo-report
04/24/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
At
5:00 a.m. Moscow time launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-2
spacecraft was transferred from Assembly and Testing Facility
to launch site. The Soyuz-FG - Soyuz TMA-2 system was erected
on the launcher.
Photo-report
04/23/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
In the LV processing facility, the orbital module was integrated
with the launch vehicle.
Photo-report
At 15 hours Moscow time, a meeting of the Governmental
Commission and the Technical Management was held where a
decision was made to roll out the launch vehicle carrying
Soyuz TMA-2 to the launch pad.
Photo-report
04/22/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
The ISS-7 main and backup crews inspected Soyuz TMA-2 in
its launch configuration in the processing facility.
Photo-report
Russian cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko, Alexander Kaleri and
US astronauts Edward Lu and Michael Foale visited the Cosmonautics
museum in Baikonur cosmodrome.
Photo-report
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing
Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft
processing facility to the launch vehicle processing facility
for integration.
Photo-report
04/20/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft was
completed.
Photo-report
Expedition Seven crews to the ISS consisting of Yu. Malenchenko,
Ed Lu (prime crew) and A. Kaleri, M. Foale (backup
crew) arrived to Baikonur to the launch site to immediate
training for the flight to the ISS scheduled on April 26.
Photo-report
04/18/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft was docked with the transfer compartment
in the spacecraft processing facility.
Photo-report
04/16/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Soyuz TMA-2 filling was completed.
Photo-report
04/15/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
At 9 hours Moscow time, a meeting of the Technical Management
was held which made a decision to proceed with Soyuz TMA-2
filling.
Photo-report
04/10/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Prelaunch
processing of the Russian Soyuz TMA-2 cargo transport vehicle
carrying the members of Prime Crew-7 intended for flight
to the international Space Station is currently under way.
The ISS-7 main and backup crews have conducted training
and acceptance of the Soyuz TMA-2 space vehicle.
Photo-report
04/09/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome
Expedition Seven crews to the ISS consisting of Yu. Malenchenko,
Ed Lu (prime crew) and A. Kaleri, M. Foale (backup crew)
arrived to Baikonur to have training sessions and fit checks
in Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft.
Photo-report
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