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Vinogradov, Pavel Vladimirovich

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Vinogradov Credit: www.spacefacts.de

Status: Active 1992-on. Born: 1953-08-31. Spaceflights: 3 . Total time in space: 546.94 days. Birth Place: Magadan.

Detachment: TsKBEM- 10.

Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:VINOGRADOV PAVEL VLADIMIROVICH

• Soyuz TMA-M transport vehicle commander
• ISS flight engineer
• Roskosmos 1st class test-cosmonaut and cosmonaut-instructor (Russia)
• 360th cosmonaut of the world
• 87th cosmonaut of the Russian Federation

PERSONAL DATA: Married to Vinogradova (nee Zakharova) Irina Valentinovna. They have one child. His mother, Lydia Safronovna Vinogradova, resides in Tambov, Russia.

EDUCATION: Graduated from high school # 1 in Anadyr' in 1970. He won many awards at city school competitions in physics and mathematics. In 1971 he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute (the MAI), the Aircraft Department, which he graduated from in 1977 as a mechanical engineer specializing in aircraft production. In 1980 he graduated from the Aircraft Automated Designing Systems Department of the MAI as a computer system analyst.

EXPERIENCE: Prior to entering the MAI from September 1970 he worked at the Red October machine-building plant as a metal turner intern and from October 1970 to April 1971 as a 2nd Class metal turner.

From September 1971 to March 1977 as the MAI student he worked at the Iskra Student Design Bureau, as well as a senior lab assistant at one of the MAI chairs and ONIL Laboratory.

From April 1977 he worked at the Aircraft Automated Designing Systems departmental laboratory as an engineer and from May 1978 to August 1983 as a senior engineer. He specialized in software development for automated interactive designing systems of recoverable spacecraft (KLAMI), development of aircraft aerodynamics and configuration, computer graphics. At the same time he worked at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (the IBMP) as a part-time test-subject, participating in various tests of the Buran Program.

From August 1983 he worked at the Energia Russian Space Corporation as an engineer, senior engineer, leading engineer and work group lead. In November 1989 he was assigned to the position of a division head of the 272nd Department at the Chief Design Bureau, where he worked on flight procedure verification for the Soyuz transport vehicle/Buran orbiter crews and development of automated crew training systems. He supported launch preparation of the Soyuz TM transport vehicle, Buran obiter and Energia booster; worked on the Buran orbiter docking mechanism issues.

In 1985 he participated in the Buran training of flight engineers including Valentin Lebedev, Alexander Ivanchenkov, Gennady Strekalov, Alexander Balandin, Alexander Laveikin and Musa Manarov.

In February 2003 by the order of the Energia RSC President he was assigned to the position of the 291st Department Chief, retaining the position of a cosmonaut instructor/test cosmonaut and became the Energia RSC Cosmonaut Corps commander.

By the order of the Energia RSC President as of 30 October 2007, Vinogradov was retired from the position of the Energia RSC Cosmonaut Corps and assigned to the position of Deputy Chief of Flight Space Center.

On 26 April 2010 at the Interdepartmental Board meeting for selection and assigning cosmonauts to vehicle and station crews Vinogradov was certified as a cosmonaut of the Energia RSC Cosmonaut Corps.

He has logged 11 flight hours piloting the L-39 training aircraft and performed 29 parachute jumps.

SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING: In May 1992 Vinogradov was enlisted to the Energia RSC Cosmonaut Corps as a cosmonaut candidate. From October 1992 to February 1994 he took the basic training course at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Following successful evaluation he was certified as a test-cosmonaut.

From May 1994 he has been completing advanced test-cosmonaut training. In May 1995 was assigned to the position of a test-cosmonaut of the 291st Department at the Energia RSC.

From 20 February to 3 September 1995 he trained as a Flight Engineer of the Mir-20 and EuroMir-95 backup crew to fly onboard the Soyuz to the Mir Orbital Complex.

From October 1995 to August 1996 he was in training for spaceflight onboard the Soyuz TM to the Mir OC as a Flight Engineer under the Mir-22/NASA-3 and Cassiopeia programs.

From August 1996 to August 1997 Vinogradov trained as a flight engineer of the Mir-24 prime crew. From March 1998 to February 1999 was in training for the ISS-3 and ISS-5 missions. By the decision of the Russian Space Agency Panel, though, Vinogradov was withdrawn from the ISS crew team and assigned to the Mir-28 Expedition as a backup crew flight engineer and to the Mir-29 Expedition as a prime crew flight engineer.

From March 1999 to March 2000 he was in training as the Mir-28 Expedition backup crew flight engineer. From June 2000 he trained as the Mir-29 Expedition prime crew flight engineer, but in December 2000 was withdrawn from training because of the Mir Orbital Complex transfer to the unmanned flight status.

In January 2001 he was assigned to a spaceflight to the Mir OC in the event of off-nominal situations onboard as a backup crew flight engineer.

In November 2002 he started training as the ISS-5 backup crew commander, but in January 2003 the GMK Chief Medical Board suspended him.

From January 2004 to October 2005 he was in training as the Soyuz TMA and ISS commander. From October 2005 to March 2006 he was in training as the ISS-13 prime crew commander. From February 2011 was in training for spaceflight as the ISS-33/34 backup crew flight engineers and the Soyuz TMA-M commander.

SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE: In May 1992 Vinogradov was enlisted to the Energia RSC Cosmonaut Corps as a cosmonaut candidate. From October 1992 to February 1994 he took the basic training course at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Following successful evaluation he was certified as a test-cosmonaut.

During this expedition the damaged Spektr module was repaired and the Pegasus French biomedical program accomplished. In one of EVAs a solar array section of the Mir Orbital Complex that stayed exposed to space environment was disassembled and sent to the ground for further study of space environment impact.

Vinogradov has logged 197 days in space during this flight, including a total of 25 hours and 19 minutes of EVA in five spacewalks.

The second spaceflight of P.V. Vinogradov lasted from 30 March to 29 September 2006; he flew as the Soyuz TMA-8 and ISS-13 commander.

During this flight he has logged 182 days in space, including a total of 6 hours and 31 minutes in one spacewalk.

A veteran of two spaceflights, Pavel Vinogradov has logged a total of 380 days in space including 31 hours and 41 minutes in six spacewalks.

ORGANIZATIONS: Vice-President of the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics.

SPECIAL HONOURS AND AWARDS: Hero of the Russian Federation, Gold Star Award (1988); Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Award; For Merit to the Fatherland Order, 4th Class; For Merit in Space Exploration Medal; NASA Space Flight Medals.

HOBBIES: Sports, aviation and cosmonautics history, astronomy.

NOVEMBER 2012

• Birth of Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Vinogradov. Russian engineer cosmonaut 1992-on. 546 cumulative days in space. Civilian Engineer, Energia NPO. 3 spaceflights, 546.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-26 (1997), Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-08M..

• Energia Engineer Cosmonaut Training Group 11 selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Lazutkin, Treshchev, Vinogradov.

• Soyuz TM-26 - . Call Sign: Rodnik. Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Backup Crew: Avdeyev, Padalka. Payload: Soyuz TM s/n 75. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TM-25, Soyuz TM-26, STS-84 Mir NASA-4. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TM. Duration: 197.73 days. Decay Date: 1998-02-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 24886 . COSPAR: 1997-038A. Apogee: 385 km (239 mi). Perigee: 378 km (234 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 92.20 min. Mir Expedition EO-24. The Soyuz docked manually at 17:02 GMT August 7. Over the next six months the crew undertook seven internal and external spacewalks to repair the crippled space station..

• EVA Mir EO-24-1 - . Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.14 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, STS-84 Mir NASA-4. Spacecraft: Mir. Internal Vehicular Activity. Connected Spektr power cables. Surveyed interior of depressurised Spektr module. Retrieved equipment and belongings from module..

• EVA Mir EO-24-3 - . Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, STS-86 Mir NASA-5. Spacecraft: Mir. Internal Vehicular Activity. Installed new hatch to reconnect Spektr solar array cable with Mir power bus..

• EVA Mir EO-24-4 - . Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, STS-86 Mir NASA-5. Spacecraft: Mir. Removed solar array from Kvant module..

• EVA Mir EO-24-5 - . Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.26 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, STS-86 Mir NASA-5. Spacecraft: Mir. Installed solar array..

• EVA Mir EO-24-6 - . Crew: Solovyov, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.13 days. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, STS-86 Mir NASA-5. Spacecraft: Mir. Recovered equipment; began repairs on leaky Kvant-2 airlock. Examination of airlock indicated cause was loose belt, resulting in 10 mm gap..

• Landing of Soyuz TM-26 - . Return Crew: Eyharts, Solovyov, Vinogradov. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Eyharts, Solovyov, Vinogradov. Program: Mir. Flight: Soyuz TM-26, Soyuz TM-27, Soyuz TM-27 Mir Pegase, STS-89 Mir NASA-6.

  Solovyov and Vinogradov together with French astronaut Eyharts (launched aboard Soyuz TM-27) undocked from the forward port on Mir at 05:52 GMT on February 19, 1998, fired their deorbit engines at 08:16 GMT and landed in Kazakstan at 50 deg 11 N, 67 deg 31 E at 09:10 GMT.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-008 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-115, STS-121. Entering the homestretch of a half-year mission, International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev monitored the departure of one of two Russian cargo ships today.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-010 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-011 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-012 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. The Expedition 12 crew members have the International Space Station poised and ready for their replacements to arrive March 31.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-013 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. The 13th crew of the International Space Station roared away today from Kazakhstan into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz rocket.. Additional Details: here....

• Soyuz TMA-8 - . Call Sign: Carat. Crew: Pontes, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Return Crew: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 218. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ansari, Pontes, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Agency: NASA, RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 182.95 days. Decay Date: 2006-09-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 28996 . COSPAR: 2006-009A. Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Perigee: 336 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  Soyuz TMA-8 docked with the Zarya nadir port of the ISS at 04:19 GMT on April 1. It undocked from Zarya on 28 September at 21:53 GMT, with the return crew of Vinogradov, Williams and space tourist Ansari aboard. It landed in Kazakhstan at 01:13 GMT on 29 September.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-014 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. A new crew pulled into port at the International Space Station late Friday to start a six-month mission.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-015 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-115. Camaraderie and hard work highlighted this week's joint operations on the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-016 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Reiter, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After orbiting Earth more than 3,000 times during six months on the International Space Station, Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev returned to the planet Sunday morning in Kazakhstan.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-017 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Reiter, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The 13th crew of the International Space Station is wrapping up its first week flying solo in its new orbiting home.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-018 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew this week focused on experiments, maintenance and preparations for the arrival of two and a half tons of food, supplies and equipment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-019 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. A shipment of supplies is on its way to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-020 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station today as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Zvezda Service Module.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-021 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The 13th crew of the International Space Station this week began unloading -- and sank its teeth into -- some of the more than 5,000 pounds of new supplies that arrived at the complex Wednesday.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-023/23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Completing their first month in space, Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams eased into normal station activities this week.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-024 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams focused this week on science experiments, maintenance tasks and unpacking cargo on the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-025 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-026 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-027 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply spacecraft and preparations for Discovery's upcoming shuttle mission, designated STS-121.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA ISS EO-13-1 - . Crew: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8.

  The Expedition 13 crew wore Russian Orlan suits and exited the station through the Pirs module hatch, which was opened at 22:48 GMT. On the Zvezda module, the crew installed a vent valve for the Elektron oxygen system, cleared an obstruction on the WAL-2 antenna, and retrieved the Kromka and Biorisk experiments. On the station truss, they replaced a camera on the Mobile Base System.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-028 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply vehicle and preparations for Discovery's upcoming shuttle mission, STS-121.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-029 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew this week bid farewell to one cargo craft and prepared for the arrival of another.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-030 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-031 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Saturday as the ISS Progress 22 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-032 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Pirs Docking Compartment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-033 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew welcomed a Russian resupply ship this week and prepared for the arrival of Space Shuttle Discovery.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. On the nation's 230th birthday, Discovery rocketed into the Florida sky this afternoon, returning the shuttle fleet to space after almost a year.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery's astronauts are awake and ready to begin their first full day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery examined their spaceship with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System today and found no evidence of any damage from debris during yesterday's ride to orbit.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A third crewmember will join the International Space Station today after the docking of the Space Shuttle Discovery.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. There is a crew of three aboard the International Space Station today for the first time in more than three years, and for the first time ever that crew includes an American, a Russian and a European.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After a successful docking to the International Space Station Thursday, the focus of the STS-121 shuttle mission now turns to unloading more than 7,000 lbs of cargo, continued shuttle inspections and preparations for the mission's first spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab.

  Astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery prepared the International Space Station's rail car for restoration and tested a repair crane during a 7 hour 31 minute long spacewalk today, while their colleagues delivered a new oxygen generator and laboratory freezer to the station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The first spacewalk of Discovery's STS-121 mission to the International Space Station will highlight Saturday activities for crews of both docked spacecraft.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Delivering the equipment and supplies loaded in an Italian-built moving van was the primary activity for the crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will work on the International Space Station's mobile transporter and install a pump module today on the second of three spacewalks of the STS-121 mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A six-hour, 47-minute spacewalk by astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery today restored the International Space Station's Mobile Transporter rail car to full operation and delivered a spare pump module for the station's cooling system.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Repacking the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo will be the focus of today's activities for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. In between spacewalks, the joint crews aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today turned their attention to packing the Leonardo logistics module in preparation for its return to Earth.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The third and final spacewalk of the STS-121 space shuttle mission will be the focus of today's space activities.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery gathered valuable new data during the third spacewalk today as part of an ongoing evaluation of repairing a damaged orbiter.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After eight days in space, three spacewalks and six days of cargo transfer, the Space Shuttle Discovery crew today gets a much deserved day off.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. It's back to work for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Emptied of its cargo and refilled with returns, the Multipurpose Logistics Module Leonardo is back in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery with just hours left before the orbiter undocks from the International Space Station and heads home.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Today marks the final day of joint operations for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way home with six astronauts on board, one fewer than when it launched 11 days ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled for their last full day in space today, as they make their final preparations for deorbit and landing tomorrow.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-034 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station is home to three crew members.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-035 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew members are a week away from their first U.S. spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-036 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. Space station crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks Thursday, then completed three get-ahead jobs, or extra tasks, and were ready for more.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-037 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. This week on the International Space Station crew members refurbished their exercise treadmill, prepared areas inside and out for an imminent expansion of their home and took a couple of special calls to discuss soccer and food in space.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-038 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-039 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. With the countdown clock ticking toward the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-115 mission, the International Space Station crew continues to prepare for visitors.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-040 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. With the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis delayed, activities for the International Space Station crew were adjusted.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Atlantis launched into an almost clear Florida sky this morning for an 11-day mission that marks the return to assembly of the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. It was a productive day for the six astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew inspected the shuttle's heat shield, prepared for docking to the International Space Station and readied spacesuits for the upcoming three spacewalks.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews are getting ready for the second spacewalk of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. With several busy days including two successful spacewalks behind them, the Atlantis and International Space Station crews were looking forward to deployment of new station solar arrays and preparing for the mission's third spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Atlantis and International Space Station crews today will focus on the third and final spacewalk of the mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew gets some well deserved time to relax today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis today got a much deserved day off having completed three highly successful space walks that put the International Space Station back under construction.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. It's undocking day. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin moving away from the International Space Station at 7:50 a.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis left a space station today markedly different than the one to which it docked less than a week ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The crew of the International Space Station worked through an emergency procedure this morning after an oxygen generation unit apparently overheated.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab.

  The International Space Station is a busy place these days. Sunday saw the departure of the space shuttle visitors who had been working from the orbiting complex the past six days with a 7:50 a.m. CDT undocking of Atlantis. Hours later, three more explorers launched toward the station in a Soyuz spacecraft. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. A space-age conference call linked three orbiting crews early Tuesday.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Space Shuttle managers today decided to extend Atlantis' stay in space to allow for additional inspections of the spacecraft to be performed.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Managers today cleared the Space Shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth on Thursday following a day of inspections of the spacecraft's exterior.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew began another survey of the spacecraft's heat shield late Tuesday after mission managers decided the orbiter would spend another day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-041 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121 Astrolab. A handover continues aboard the International Space Station, with the 13th crew ending six months aboard and the 14th crew starting six months in orbit.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-042 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab.

  After six months aboard the International Space Station that included arrival of two space shuttle missions, resumption of construction of the orbiting laboratory and the restoration of a three-member crew, Expedition 13 landed at 9:13 p.m. EDT in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of Soyuz TMA-8 - . Return Crew: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9 ISS EP-11.

• Soyuz TMA-06M - . Call Sign: Kazbek. Crew: Ford, Kevin, Novitskiy, Tarelkin. Backup Crew: Cassidy, Misurkin, Vinogradov. Payload: ISS-32S. Soyuz TMA s/n 707. Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-06M. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 143.68 days. Decay Date: 2013-03-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 38871 . COSPAR: 2012-058A. Apogee: 422 km (262 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.80 min. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 12:29 GMT on 25 October. Undocked at 23:43 GMT on 15 March 2013. Retrofire at 02:13 GMT the next day,followed by landing in Kazakhstan at about 03:06 GMT on 16 March..

• Soyuz TMA-08M - . Call Sign: Karat. Crew: Cassidy, Misurkin, Vinogradov. Backup Crew: Hopkins, Kotov, Ryazansky. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 708. Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 166.26 days. Decay Date: 2013-09-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 39125 . COSPAR: 2013-013A. Apogee: 421 km (261 mi). Perigee: 409 km (254 mi). Inclination: 51.65 deg. Period: 92.88 min.

  Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 02:28 GMT on 29 March. Soyuz TMA-08M undocked from the ISS and made its deorbit burn at 02:05 GMT. The BO and PAO modules were jettisoned at 02:32 GMT and the SA descent module containing Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy touched down safely in Kazakhstan at 02:58 GMT after 166.3 days in space.

• EVA ISS EO-35-1 - . Crew: Romanenko, Roman, Vinogradov. EVA Duration: 0.28 days. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Exited from Pirs module of ISS. Installed Ostanovka experiment on Zvezda module; returned external exposure experimental panels to the station (Vinogradov lost his grip on one panel, which floated off into space and was not returend)..