14S Soyuz mission

[erioladastra]

All is proceeding well for Expedition 15's launch on Saturday at 12:31 CT. I thought I would kick off the thread. Docking will be on Monday and landing on April 20.<br /><br />http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_070405_exp15_rollout.html<br /><br />This will be the first time since Expedition 5 that we will have 2 Russians and 1 American. General NASA info:<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_launch_advancer.html<br /><br />The mission briefing is here (if you are a subscriber):<br /><br />http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/content.php?i=2126<br /><br />Info about space flight participant Charles Simonyi (great site):<br /><br />www.charlesinspace.com<br /><br />One item of note is that during this mission astronaut Suni Williams will attempt to run the Boston Marathon:<br /><br />http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070404_exp15_williams_marathon.html<br />

 

[erioladastra]

Successfully docked!!

 

[bobw]

I watched. Too bad there were two threads about this. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[ckikilwai]

the cosmonauts are now outside the capsule, laying in a chair to get used to gravity again.

 

[holmec]

grats to the crew. good job. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[erioladastra]

"As noted, it was on its side. "<br /><br />Actually, we had predicted that would happen with the high winds.<br /><br />The crew is fine and everything couldn't have gone better.