Remaining Expedition 25 crew launch to space
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station Thursday with Expedition 25 Astronaut Scott Kelly and Cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri on board.
The rocket, a Soyuz-FG, launched at 23:10 UTC (5:10 AM Kazakhstan time) and reached orbit in just under ten minutes. The Soyuz launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The crew members of Soyuz TMA-01M will join fellow Expedition 25 crew members Doug Wheelock, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Shannon Walker aboard the space station on Saturday. Docking is expected to occur at about 8:02 PM EDT (0:02 UTC Sunday) to the Poisk module of the ISS. Upon arrival, the remaining Expedition 25 crew will begin a five month stay aboard the space station.
The Soyuz TMA-01M mission is the 107th flight utilizing the Soyuz spacecraft and the first to utilize digital flight control systems.
Related news
- "Remaining Expedition 25 crew to launch to International Space Station" — Wikinews, October 6, 2010
Sources
- William Atkins. "Soyuz TMA-01M blasts space travelers toward Space Station" — iTWire, October 8, 2010
- "Three New Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan" — NASA, October 7, 2010
- "New Crew Members Set for Saturday Arrival" — NASA, October 7, 2010