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04/30/2004 Chkalovsky aerodrome.
This morning the Expedition 8 crew (ISS-8) consisting of
Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale, as well as flight engineer
of the sixth visiting crew (VC-6) Andre Kuipers, who early
morning upon completion of the flight program returned to
Earth in Soyuz TMA-3 descent vehicle, arrived to Chkalovsky
aerodrome near Moscow.
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Korolev, Moscow Region.
 The
Expedition 8 crew of the International Space Station (ISS)
consisting of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri (Soyuz
TMA-3 commander, ISS-8 flight engineer, instructor-testing
cosmonaut of RSC Energia), U.S. astronaut Michael Foale
(Soyuz TMA-3 flight engineer, ISS-8 commander, NASA) and
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers, Soyuz
TMA-3 flight engineer, the sixth visiting crew (VC-6) flight
engineer, citizen of the Netherlands returned to Earth in
Soyuz TMA-3 descent vehicle (DV).
OFFICIAL
PRESS-RELEASE
01/31/2004 Korolev, Moscow Area
The Russian cargo transport vehicle Progress M1-11 docked
to the International Space Station (ISS) following a free
flight, rendezvous maneuvers, station fly-around, station-keeping
and berthing.
OFFICIAL
PRESS-RELEASE
01/29/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
 At
14 hours 58 minutes 8 seconds Moscow Time the Soyuz-U/Progress
M1-11 Rocket-Space Complex was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome
under the International Space Station (ISS) Mission Program
and the Russian Side's commitments under the ISS Project.
The launch objective is to inject the Progress M1-11 transport
cargo vehicle into a near-earth orbit in order to deliver
onboard the ISS the propellant and cargoes required to keep
the station operating and support crew work and its living
conditions.
OFFICIAL
PRESS-RELEASE
01/27/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
 At
5:00 a.m. Moscow Time, the transporter with the Soyuz-U
launch vehicle and the Progress M1-11 cargo vehicle left
the Assembly and Testing Facility and arrived to the launch
pad for the final pre-launch processing. The Soyuz-U - Progress
M1-11 system was erected on the launcher.
 Photo-report
01/26/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Progress M1-11 cargo vehicle, encapsulated in its payload
fairing, was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle
in the processing facility.
Photo-report
A meeting of the Governmental Commission
and the Technical Management was held where a decision was
made to roll out the launch vehicle carrying Progress M1-11
to the launch pad.
Photo-report
01/25/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing
Progress M1-11 spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft
processing facility for the general integration with LV.
Photo-report
01/24/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Designers inspection of the Progress M1-11 cargo vehicle
was completed in the spacecraft processing facility.
Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M1-11 spacecraft
was completed.
Photo-report
01/23/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Progress M1-11 cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer
compartment in the spacecraft processing facility.
Photo-report
01/22/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Progress M1-11 fuelled with propellant components and compressed
gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing
Facility for final processing operations.
Photo-report
01/19/2004 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The Technical Management meeting took place, which made
a decision to fuel Progress M1-11 cargo vehicle with propellant
components and compressed gases.
Photo-report
10/18/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
  The
Russian Soyuz TMA-3 manned transport spacecraft was launched.
It is the third spacecraft of a new modification developed
at S.P. Korolev Rocket & Space Corporation Energia on
the basis of the Soyuz TM spacecraft in accordance with
the intergovernmental agreement between Russia and the USA.
The launch of the Souyz-FG integrated launch vehicle with
the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was accomplished at 09:38:03
Moscow summer time.
Some hours before the launch...
Photo-report
10/17/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
 A
meeting of the State commission was held where the Soyuz
TMA-3 spacecraft and ISS-8 expedition and backup crews were
approved and also a decision was adopted to continue preparation
of the Rocket and Space Complex for filling and launch at
the prescribed time.
Expedition crew: spacecraft commander, ISS-8 flight engineer-pilot
cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, S.P. Korolev RSC Energia
instructor - test cosmonaut Aleksandr Yurievich Kaleri;
ISS-8 commander, spacecraft flight engineer-2 - Dr. Colin
Michael Foale, NASA astronaut; spacecraft flight enginer-1,
ISS visiting crew flight engineer Pedro Duque, ESA astronaut,
Spain.
Photo-report
10/16/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
 At
5:00 a.m. Moscow time launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-3
spacecraft was transferred from Assembly and Testing Facility
to launch site. The Soyuz-FG - Soyuz TMA system was erected
on the launcher. First launch day activities began.
Photo-report
10/15/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing
Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was integrated with the launch vehicle
in the LV Assembly and Testing Facility.
Photo-report
At 03:00 P.M. 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-3 to the launch pad.
10/14/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing
Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was transported from the Spacecraft
Assembly and Testing Facility to the Launch vehicle Assembly
and Testing Facility for integration.
Photo-report
10/13/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Soyuz TMA-3 prime and backup crews inspected the transport
spacecraft in its launch configuration in the Assembly and
Testing Facility.
Photo-report
10/12/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
The prime crew (M. Foale, A.Yu. Kaleri, P. Duque) and backup
crew (W. McArthur, V.I. Tokarev, A. Kuipers) of the
Soyuz TMA-3 transport spacecraft arrived to the launch site
to immediate training for the flight to the ISS scheduled
on October 18.
Photo-report
10/11/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was completed.
Photo-report
Payload shroud roll on to the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft was
performed.
Photo-report
10/08/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Soyuz TMA-3 propulsion system was fueled with propellant
components and compressed gases.
Photo-report
10/07/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
Members of the prime and backup crews of the Russian Soyuz
transport spacecraft had training sessions and fit checks
in the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft.
Photo-report
from the Cosmonauts Preparation Room
Photo-report
from the Assembly and Testing Facility
10/06/2003 Baikonur Cosmodrome
The prime crew (M. Foale, A.Yu. Kaleri, P.Duque) and backup
crew (W. McArthur, V.I. Tokarev, A. Kuipers) of
the Soyuz TMA-3 transport spacecraft arrived to the cosmodrome
to accomplish training and accept the spacecraft.
Photo-report
09/12/2003 Korolev, Moscow Area
From September 8 through September 12 the training session
was held at RSC Energia after S.P. Korolev, involving Alexander
Kaleri (Commander of the Soyuz TMA-3 space vehicle, Flight
Engineer of the ISS-8), Michael Foale (Commander of the
ISS-8, Flight Engineer-2 of the Soyuz TMA-3 space vehicle)
and their backups - Valeriy Tokarev and William McArthur,
as well as the European Space Agency astronauts Pedro Duque
(Flight Engineer-1 of the Soyuz TMA-3 space vehicle, Spain)
and his backup Andre Kuipers (Netherlands).
Photo-report
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