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Baikonur: it begins preparations for the launch of the WPK "Soyuz TMA-05M"
05/21/2012 ::

At Baikonur launch site begins preparations for the launch of manned spacecraft (TLC) "Soyuz TMA-05M."

May 20 rail cars with the spacecraft arrived at the station Tura-Tam, from which, after passing through customs procedures, the WPK "Soyuz TMA-05M" was delivered in the assembly and test building (MIC), area 254.

May 21 specialists of organizations of the rocket-space industry will download the TPC of the car and setting it to stand for passage of further testing.

In parallel to the MIK Sq. 254 continues autonomous training and transition fairing compartment rocket "Soyuz-FG", designed to run complex.

Start a space rocket "Soyuz FG" with TPK "Soyuz TMA-05M" is scheduled for July 2012

06.05.2012 / 16:05 at Baikonur continues preparations for the manned launch

At Baikonur continue planning work in preparation for the launch of the launch vehicle (LV) "Soyuz-FG" with transport manned spacecraft (TLC) "Soyuz TMA-05M."
June 5 in the assembly and testing facility site 112 Baikonur calculations Samara "TsSKB-Progress" and FSUE TsENKI - Space Center, "South" will prepare blocks of the first and second stage rocket "Soyuz-FG", and then assemble a "package" of the launch vehicle "Soyuz-FG" - to the central stage of the launch vehicle will be docked four side blocks the first step.
In the assembly and testing facility area 254 is an autonomous training of the WPK "Soyuz TMA-05M."
The ship should start a crew consisting of Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, astronauts Sanita Williams (NASA) and Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA).
Start a space rocket "Soyuz-FG" with transport manned spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-05M" is scheduled for July 15, the press service of Russian Space Agency.