Russia launches spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the ISS
Russia launched a spacecraft on Monday morning, which carries three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan).
A Soyuz rocket was launched at 9:18 local time (03H18 GMT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in western Kazakhstan, carrying the Soyuz TMA-4 produced in Russia in orbit to the ISS with three aboard astronauts, including an American, a Dutchman and a Russian.
The ship should land at the ISS on Wednesday.
Two astronauts, American Edward Michael Fincke and Russian Gennady Padalka, will replace American Michael Foale and Russian Alexei Kalery who stayed in the area since last October.
MM. Fincke and Pakalka staying there for six months and will conduct two space walks in June and August to install equipment necessary for a new vehicle automatic transmission manufactured by Europe vehicle before arriving at the station in April 2005 .
Dutchman Andre Kuipers, Astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), which is the first space travel will remain at the ISS for nine days for a scientific mission before returning to Earth April 30 with MM . Foale and Kalery.
俄罗斯发射飞船三名宇航员到国际空间站
俄罗斯发射星期一上午,载有从拜科努尔航天发射场(哈萨克斯坦)3名宇航员到国际空间站(ISS)的航天器。
阿联盟号火箭发射的09:18:00当地时间拜科努尔航天中心(03H18格林尼治)在哈萨克斯坦西部,携带联盟TMA - 4生产在俄罗斯乘坐轨道3到国际空间站宇航员,其中包括一名美国人,一名荷兰人和一名俄罗斯。
土地的船舶应在国际空间站上周三。
两名宇航员,美国的爱德华芬克和俄罗斯的根纳季帕达尔卡,将取代美国迈克尔福阿莱和俄罗斯阿列克谢Kalery谁留在该地区自去年10月。
毫米。芬克和Pakalka那里停留6个月,将进行两次太空6月和8走到安装新的车辆必要的设备,自动变速器由欧洲制造的车辆在车站前,2005年4月抵达。
荷兰人安德烈Kuipers,欧洲航天局(ESA),这是第一次太空旅行将维持在一个与毫米,然后返回地球科学任务4月30日9天的国际空间站宇航员。福阿莱和Kalery。
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