Preparing the Soyuz TMA-17M for its journey to the International Space Station
In short: Witness the final preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome as the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft and its booster are moved to the launch pad. This footage captures the critical steps required before the crew begins their five-month mission to the orbital complex.
The video documents the final stages of readiness at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, including the railcar transport of the Soyuz TMA-17M and its booster on July 20. It highlights the technical complexity of spaceflight, from the mating of the booster's stages on July 19 to the crew's final fit checks. The mission will transport a multinational crew—Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Kjell Lindgren of NASA, and Kimiya Yui of JAXA—to the International Space Station for a five-month deployment starting July 23, Kazakh time.
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