Tweets from Space – December 16, 2015
Great to greet the new guys on @space_station yesterday. First full day with our full crew aboard! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/e4gRJp61BN —
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Expedition 46
Tweets from Space – December 12-15, 2015
Day 262. North and South #Korea always profound at night. #GoodNight from @space_station. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/tlvYMqGv5G — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December
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Video: Soyuz aborts Docking Attempt, Arrives at ISS under Manual Control
The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft carrying Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra and Tim Peake to the International Space Station made a smooth approach on Wednesday until its automated rendezvous system detected a problem and commanded the Soyuz to back away when just 20 meters from its destination. Experienced Soyuz commander Malenchenko assumed manual control and guided the 7,200-Kilogram craft back to a safe docking.
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Express Link-Up in Space culminates in Manual Docking – Three new Crew Members arrive at ISS
Three crew members arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, making a six-and-a-half-hour commute to their home in space after a spectacular liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket leading up to a hairy docking sequence that required a manual approach when a problem with the automatic guidance system of the Soyuz spacecraft emerged.
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Video: Soyuz Rocket Launches from Baikonur, carrying next Space Station Crew
A Soyuz FG rocket lifts off from Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 15, 2015 – beginning a journey to bring Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra and Tim Peake to orbit for a seven-month Space Station Mission.
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Soyuz Spacecraft reaches target Orbit for Fast-Track Rendezvous with Space Station
Soyuz TMA-19M and its three crew members, bound for a rendezvous with the International Space Station for a seven-month stay in space, got a smooth ride atop the Soyuz FG rocket – orbital data gathered after the crew’s arrival in orbit confirms.
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On the Fast Lane to the Space Station – Soyuz Trio safely in Orbit after flawless Launch
An international trio of crew members began a six-hour out-of-this-world commute on Tuesday, launching atop a Soyuz rocket to begin an express link-up with the International Space Station.
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Video: Soyuz Rocket rolls to Launch Pad
The Soyuz FG rocket rolls out to its launch pad at Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sunday, December 13, 2015 to begin the final preparations for liftoff, carrying the Soyuz TMA-19M crew of Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Peake and Tim Kopra.
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Soyuz Crew receives final Clearance for Liftoff on Tuesday
An all-pilot crew of three is gearing up for a thundering liftoff on Tuesday atop a Soyuz FG rocket carrying them into orbit for a seven-month mission to the International Space Station.
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Star-Filled Skies & a Colorful Sunrise – Soyuz Rocket rolls to Historic Baikonur Launch Site
A Soyuz rocket began its rollout to its historic Baikonur Launch Site under a star-filled sky Sunday morning, arriving at the launch pad at sunrise – marking the start of final preparations for the launch of three International Space Station Crew Members.
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Photos: Expedition 46 Crew Photos
The official crew photos of the Expedition 46/47 crew and their backup crew members.
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Scott Kelly’s incredible Soyuz Return Photos
Three International Space Station crew members made a safe return to Earth on Friday, coming in for a parachute-assisted landing
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Space Station Crew parachutes to safe Night Landing in snow-covered Kazakh Steppe
A trio of Soyuz crew members parachuted down to a safe landing in the dark of night on Friday, returning from a 142-day mission to the International Space Station. Making a rare nighttime landing and the first post-sunset touchdown in ISS history, Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren returned safely
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Photos: ISS Expedition 46 Crew Training, Russia
The crew of International Space Station Expedition 46 completes training operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for a seven-month flight beginning in December 2015.
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Soyuz TMA-17M Undocks from ISS to set sail for Nighttime Return of three Crew Members
Three International Space Station residents departed the orbiting complex on Friday to start their return journey towards a rare nighttime landing of the Soyuz spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan.
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Photos: ISS Expedition 46 EVA Training
The crew of International Space Station Expedition 46 completes spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas.
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Photos: ISS Expedition 46 Training, Houston
The crew of ISS Expedition 46 completes flight-specific training operations at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for a seven-month flight to the Space Station.
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