 Russian cosmonauts performed successful spacewalk.
On October 22, 2014 Russian cosmonauts Maksim Suraev and Aleksandr Samokutyaev performed the spacewalk to jettison three no-longer-needed components and carry out a photo survey of the Russian segment of the lab complex. The hatch of the “Pirs” module was opened at 13:24 UTC. The cosmonauts also removed a cover from a materials science space exposure experiment package, stowed it in the Pirs airlock and made their way to the Poisk module atop Zvezda where the Soyuz TMA-14M ferry craft is docked.
The EVA lasted 3 hours and 41 minutes. This was the 184th spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, and the second spacewalk for both Suraev and Samokutyaev.
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US astronauts performed spacewalk.
On October 15, 2014 American astronauts Gregory Wiseman and Barry Wilmore performed the spacewalkto replace a broken voltage regulator in one of eight solar power channels to restore the lab’s electrical grid to normal operation. They also worked through a list of lower-priority tasks, removing a broken camera, installing a replacement at a different location and relocating a support mast and wireless transmitter assembly in preparation for spacewalks next year. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 34 minutes.
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Maintenance spacewalk at Space Station.
On October 07, 2014 American astronaut Gregory Wiseman and German astronaut Alexander Gerst performed the spacewalk to move a failed ammonia pump module to an external stowage platform. The hatch of the Quest module was opened at 12:30 UTC. They also replaced a broken television camera light, used during spacecraft arrivals and departures, and installed a backup payload power system on the mobile transporter used to move the station's robot arm and attached equipment from one worksite to another. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 13 minutes.
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Russian Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft docked to the ISS.
On September 26, 2014 at 02:11 UTC the "Soyuz TMA-14M” spacecraft docked with the Russian "Poisk” (MIM-2) module of the International Space Station in automatic regime.
The Soyuz TMA-14M delivered three new members of Expedition 41 to the ISS, Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Samokutyaev and Elena Serova as well as American astronaut Barry Wilmore.
The new comers joined current ISS expedition members – Russian cosmonaut Maksim Suraev, American astronaut Gregory Wiseman and German astronaut Alexander Gerst to form Expedition 41 crew of 6 members. The six crew members will be working together aboard the orbital sta
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Russia launched Soyuz TMA-14M manned spacecraft.
On September 25, 2014 at 20:25 UTC (on September 26, 2014 at 00:25 Moscow time) the Russian “Soyuz TMA-14M” spacecraft was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The space vehicle was orbited by the Russian “Soyuz-FG” rocket-carrier. The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev (center); flight-engineer, Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova (right); American astronaut Barry Wilmore (left).
Photo by Russian Cosmonaut training center.
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Dragon CRS-4 spacecraft docked to space station.
On September 23, 2014 at 10:52 UTC the private U.S. unmanned supply spacecraft, the Dragon (CRS-4 flight), was successfully docked to the International Space Station. The linkup operation was carried out by astronauts Alexander Gerst (Germany) with the help of the giant 17-meter Canadarm. The Dragon spacecraft was maneuvered into position and attached to a berthing port on the space station's Harmony module. The unmanned spacecraft delivered about 2.5 tons of supplies for the space station crew and for experiments being conducted aboard the ISS. The Dragon spacecraft will stay attached to the space station until mid-October, when astronauts will install research specimens and other hardware for return to Earth.
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Dragon (CRS-4) supply spacecraft launched to ISS.
On September 21, 2014 at 05:52 UTC the "Falcon 9” rocket-carrier was launched from the Cape Canaveral US Air Force Station in Florida. The launch was performed by the "SpaceX” private company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. US private company SpaceX launched its "Dragon” (CRS-4 flight) unmanned spacecraft on a forth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services. The Dragon spacecraft is carrying about 2,216 kilograms of supplies for the space station crew and for experiments (including 20 mice) being conducted aboard the ISS. It is the 6th flight of a “Dragon” spacecraft and the 5th flight of a “Dragon” to the ISS.
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Russian Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft landed.
On September 11, 2014 at 02:23 UTC the Russian “Soyuz TMA-12M” landing capsule landed safely in a distance of 148 kilometers south-east from the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
The spacecraft delivered to Earth the 3 members of ISS’s Expedition 40 – Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev as well as American astronaut Steven Swanson.
photo by NASA
They spent in space 169 days, 05 hours, 06 minutes.
Three other ISS
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Russian Soyuz TMA-12M undocked from ISS.
On September 10, 2014 at 23:01 UTC (on September 11, 2014 at 03:01 Moscow time) the Russian “Soyuz TMA-12M” spacecraft undocked from the Russian "Poisk” (MIM-2) module of the International Space Station to deliver to Earth the 3 members of Expedition 40 – Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev as well as American astronaut Steven Swanson.
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