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diogom · #1

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Soyuz TMA-21 lifts-off on April 4, at 22:18:20 UTC (April 5, 01:18:20 MSK). It will be devoted to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, and will thus carry several additional patches.

Crew:

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyayev (Commander)
Andrey Ivanovich Borisenko (Flight Engineer)
Ronald John Jr. Garan (Flight Engineer)

Backup crew:

Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov (Commander)
Anatoliy Alekseevich Ivanishin (Flight Engineer)
Daniel Burbank (Flight Engineer)

The Soyuz will dock to the Poisk module (Zvezda nadir) on the 7th, and will remain docked to serve as an escape pod, in the event of an emergency.

diogom · 03-30-2011, 06:26 PM

A couple of pics of the Soyuz in processing. From RSC Energia website.

**orb** · 03-30-2011, 06:29 PM

Here's calendar event for the launch, and here you can request a reminder for it.

**Orbinaut Pete** · 03-30-2011, 07:18 PM

I love the Gagarin logo on the BO!

Let's hope this Soyuz gets to do a flyabout of ISS/Shuttle.

**C3PO** · 03-30-2011, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orbinaut Pete

I love the Gagarin logo on the BO!

Let's hope this Soyuz gets to do a flyabout of ISS/Shuttle.

That would be really cool!

---Me--->

**IronRain** · 03-30-2011, 07:47 PM

YouTube - Expedition 27

diogom · 03-31-2011, 05:55 PM

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_03-31.html

The prime and backup crews made a check inspection of the spacecraft in the launch configuration and got acquainted with equipment to be delivered and returned to the ground.

diogom · 04-01-2011, 06:42 PM

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-01.html

Processing of the rocket continues.

Scruce · 04-01-2011, 09:27 PM

The last flight was a Soyuz TMAM (Soyuz TMA-01M) flight. Why has it gone back to a Soyuz TMA (Soyuz TMA-21) instead of Soyuz TMA-02M?

N_Molson · 04-01-2011, 09:31 PM

I wonder too. I guess there was one TMA in stock ?

diogom · 04-01-2011, 09:38 PM

The TMA-M isn't operational yet, it's still on the testing phase. -01M and -02M serve as flight development tests, and -03M will be used for qualification tests. From -04M on, the TMA will stop flying, and the M version will be always used.

Scruce · 04-01-2011, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diogom

The TMA-M isn't operational yet, it's still on the testing phase. -01M and -02M serve as flight development tests, and -03M will be used for qualification tests. From -04M on, the TMA will stop flying, and the M version will be always used.

Good call

.

diogom · 04-02-2011, 12:50 PM

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-02.html

The rocket has been moved to the pad. As with every RSC news, nice pics on the link above.

**orb** · 04-02-2011, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scruce

The last flight was a Soyuz TMAM (Soyuz TMA-01M) flight.

The last flight was Soyuz TMA-20. The TMA-01M was before it.

diogom · 04-02-2011, 02:52 PM

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-01_2.html

And on April 1st, a "...meeting of the Technical management under the chairmanship of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota and State commission was held. A decision on rollout of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-21 transport manned spacecraft to the launch facility and its preparation for launch planned for April 5, 2011 was adopted."

---------- Post added at 02:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 PM ----------

Crew seating arrangement.
Taken from http://www.spacefacts.de/english/flights.htm

03-30-2011, 06:26 PM	#2
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	A couple of pics of the Soyuz in processing. From RSC Energia website. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by diogom; 03-30-2011 at 09:00 PM.

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03-30-2011, 06:29 PM	#3
orb O-F Administrator	Here's calendar event for the launch, and here you can request a reminder for it.

03-30-2011, 07:18 PM	#4
Orbinaut Pete ISSU Project Manager	I love the Gagarin logo on the BO! Let's hope this Soyuz gets to do a flyabout of ISS/Shuttle.

03-30-2011, 07:30 PM	#5
C3PO Donator	Quote: Originally Posted by Orbinaut Pete I love the Gagarin logo on the BO! Let's hope this Soyuz gets to do a flyabout of ISS/Shuttle. That would be really cool! ---Me--->

03-31-2011, 05:55 PM	#7
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_03-31.html The prime and backup crews made a check inspection of the spacecraft in the launch configuration and got acquainted with equipment to be delivered and returned to the ground.

04-01-2011, 06:42 PM	#8
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-01.html Processing of the rocket continues.

04-01-2011, 09:27 PM	#9
Scruce Ad astra per aspera	The last flight was a Soyuz TMAM (Soyuz TMA-01M) flight. Why has it gone back to a Soyuz TMA (Soyuz TMA-21) instead of Soyuz TMA-02M?

04-01-2011, 09:31 PM	#10
N_Molson Addon Developer	I wonder too. I guess there was one TMA in stock ?

04-01-2011, 09:38 PM	#11
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	The TMA-M isn't operational yet, it's still on the testing phase. -01M and -02M serve as flight development tests, and -03M will be used for qualification tests. From -04M on, the TMA will stop flying, and the M version will be always used.

04-01-2011, 09:42 PM	#12
Scruce Ad astra per aspera	Quote: Originally Posted by diogom The TMA-M isn't operational yet, it's still on the testing phase. -01M and -02M serve as flight development tests, and -03M will be used for qualification tests. From -04M on, the TMA will stop flying, and the M version will be always used. Good call .

04-02-2011, 12:50 PM	#13
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-02.html The rocket has been moved to the pad. As with every RSC news, nice pics on the link above.

04-02-2011, 12:51 PM	#14
orb O-F Administrator	Quote: Originally Posted by Scruce The last flight was a Soyuz TMAM (Soyuz TMA-01M) flight. The last flight was Soyuz TMA-20. The TMA-01M was before it.

04-02-2011, 02:52 PM	#15
diogom Survivor of 21/10/2011	http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss27/photo_04-01_2.html And on April 1st, a "...meeting of the Technical management under the chairmanship of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota and State commission was held. A decision on rollout of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-21 transport manned spacecraft to the launch facility and its preparation for launch planned for April 5, 2011 was adopted." ---------- Post added at 02:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 PM ---------- Crew seating arrangement. Taken from http://www.spacefacts.de/english/flights.htm