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RSC Energia: electrical tests of Soyuz MS-10 started in Baikonur
June 8, 2018

RSC Energia specialists started electrical tests of the Soyuz MS-10 transport manned spacecraft which on June 5 was delivered to the integration and test facility (ITF) of Area 254 of Baikonur launch site.
The day before a joint team of specialists from SC ROSCOSMOS enterprises performed an inspection and acceptance of the spacecraft which arrived from Korolev by rail.

RSC Energia continues work on crew transportation spacecraft Federatsiya
June 8, 2018

RSC Energia successfully continues design work on the advanced Crew Transportation Spacecraft (CTS) Federatsiya. Yesterday a team of specialists from the flight testing department of the Corporation performed developmental testing and prototyping of restraints inside the CTS command compartment.
- We have prepared inputs for locations of restraints supporting cosmonauts' activities. That is, we have defined where the spacecraft interior designers are to place hand-rails in the command department so as to make it convenient for the Federatsiya crew to work during different mission phases, - said the head of the flight testing department Mark Serov.

Award for the first space designer
June 8, 2018

On June 7 Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobiev presented state and regional awards to the Day of Russia to outstanding residents of the Moscow region. Galina Balashova, the first interior designer of spacecraft and orbital stations of the USSR, author of space symbols, was awarded badge “For Service to the Moscow Region” Third Class. All her life she worked at S.P. Korolev RSC Energia (former OKB-1 and NPO Energia).

RSC Energia: Spacecraft Soyuz ÌS-09 is launch from Baikonur
June 6, 2018

Today, on June 6, at 14:12 Moscow time integrated launch vehicle Soyuz-FG carrying the manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-09 with the ISS 56/57 Expedition crew was launched from Area No.1 (“Gagarin’s launch pad”) of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The spacecraft crewmembers are ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey PROKOPIEV (commander), ESA astronaut Alexander GERST and NASA astronaut Serena AUNON-CHANCELLOR (flight engineers). The planned duration of the Expedition crew flight is 190 days.

RSC Energia select team won prizes at the WorldSkills championship
June 6, 2018

The 3rd Corporate Championship Young Professionals of Roscosmos-2018 conducted per WorldSkills standards has finished at Yekaterinburg. Representatives of RSC Energia are among the best in two skills areas: Dmitri Androsov placed third in prototyping, while Vadim Prikhodko became the first in the skills area CAD Engineering Graphics.
Altogether, there were participants from 26 teams representing companies in the rocket and space industry of Russia competing in six skills areas of the championship: “Milling using numerically controlled machine tools”, “Turning using numerically controlled machine tools”, “Welding”, “Electronics” “CAD engineering graphics” and “Prototyping”. Taking part in the corporate tournament which ran for five days, were 146 participants and as many experts.

Soyuz MS-09 crews confirmed
June 5, 2018

Today, June 5, the State Commission at the Baikonur launch site approved the lists of the main and the backup crews of the crew transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-09 and confirmed the readiness of the integrated space launch system Soyuz-FG/Soyuz MS-09 and its ground infrastructure for the launch under the ISS program.
Primary crew: Flight engineer of ISS-56/57, commander of Soyuz MS-09 Sergey PROKOPIEV (Roscosmos, Russia); flight engineer of ISS-56, commander of ISS-57, flight engineer of Soyuz MS-09 Alexander GERST (ESA, Germany); flight engineer ISS-56/57, flight engineer of Soyuz MS-09 Serena M. Aunon-Chancellor (NASA, USA).

The rocket with Soyuz ÌS-09 is installed on the launch pad
June 4, 2018

Today, on June 4, medium capacity launch vehicle Soyuz-FG with manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS-09 was carried out from the integration and test facility and erected at the launch pad of Launch Site No.1 “Gagarin’s launch pad” of Baikonur launch site.
L-1 day program activities have begun.

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