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VIRTUALISATION Russian commander brings in Soyuz after autopilot fails
VIRTUALISATION Russian commander brings in Soyuz after autopilot fails | Russian commander brings in Soyuz after autopilot fails |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Sunday, 29 March 2009 | |
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Padalka, the commander of the ISS Expedition 19 crew, successfully docked with the International Space Station at 1304 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), 8:04 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). The Soyuz spacecraft contained Padalka and fellow crewmember U.S. astronaut Michael Barratt, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, a U.S. billionaire and software tycoon, who is on his second flight into space. According to the iTWire article 03-26-09: Expedition 19 crew launches to Space Station, the three persons onboard the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft were launched at 6:49:18 a.m. CDT on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Padalka and Barratt “… will be part of a historic doubling of capacity for the Space Station.” To see a dramatic picture of the liftoff of Soyuz TMA-14, check out the NASA website “Expedition 19 lifts off.” Starting with Expedition 20, the size of the crew on the Space Station will double, going from three to six. The Soyuz TMA-15 will liftoff in May 2009 to deliver three more crewmembers to the ISS. Page two continues. |
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