Space Tea
Posts tagged Baikonur
Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh, crew of Soyuz T-13, wave goodbye at launch. It was the first Soyuz to dock to an inert station; Salyut 7 had been left empty for eight months because of a problem with the solar arrays. (1985)
(Source)
Aleksandr Serebrov, Vladimir Titov and Gennady Strekalov, the crew of Soyuz T-8, at Baikonur before launch. (1983)
(Source)
The Progress M-14M vehicle launched yesterday from Baikonur carrying new supplies to the International Space Station. It will dock to the ISS on Jan 28.
(Source)
Expedition 30 Soyuz Rolls to the Pad
The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and European Space Agency astronaut and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers is scheduled for 8:16 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
(via fyeahcosmonauts)
The crew of Soyuz TMA-03M has arrived at Baikonur. They had their first fit check in their Soyuz. They launch on Dec 21.
