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Cosmonauts get final tests before flight
Star City, Russia (UPI) Nov 26, 2009 Main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station began final tests at a space training center near Moscow Thursday. A Russian official said the two-day exams "must confirm the readiness" of those aboard the Soyuz TMA-17. The Russian spacecraft is to lift off from the Balkonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 31, RIA Novosti reported. The main crew includes Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. The backup crew comprises Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, U.S. astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Kazakhstan Plays Down Baikonur SpatAstana, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Nov 26, 2009 Kazakhstan moved to play down a spat with Russia over a delay in a rocket launch from the Russian-leased space center in the Central Asian republic earlier this week, saying it was a result of a misunderstanding. Russia's launch of a European communications satellite on a Proton rocket from Baikonur was delayed from Monday until late Tuesday, which sparked a bitter exchange of accusations between the two ex-Soviet nations. ... read more |
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