Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev and Flight Engineers Reid - TopicsExpress



          

Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev and Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst focused on eye exams and scientific research aboard the International Space Station today while continuing preparations for the arrival of the other half of their crew next week. NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Flight Engineer Elena Serova will launch aboard their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 25 at 4:25 p.m. (Sept. 26 at 2:25 a.m., Kazakh time) to begin a six-hour, four-orbit trek to the orbiting complex. Once the Soyuz is docked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module-2 and the hatches are opened, Wilmore, Samokutyaev and Serova will begin a 5 ½-month stay aboard the station. Meanwhile at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, preparations continue for the launch of the fourth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission on Saturday at 2:14 a.m. The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle will deliver 2.5 tons for supplies and science to the orbiting laboratory, including critical materials to support 255 science and research investigations that will occur during the Expeditions 41 and 42. Read more: go.nasa.gov/1rgUwji
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:13:58 +0000

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