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ROSCOSMOS. Undocking TPK "Soyuz TMA-19M" was held staffing
18.06.2016 9:00
June 18, 2016 at 5:36 MSK has completed the operation by the closure of the transfer hatches between the transport manned spacecraft (TPC) «Soyuz TMA-19M" and the International Space Station. Undocking TPK "Soyuz TMA-19M" was held nominally at 08:52 MSK. According to the calculations of the ballistic service, the lander with a crew of commander, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko Roscosmos, flight engineers TPK NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra and ESA astronaut Timothy PEAK will make landing in Kazakhstan at 12:14 MSK on 18 June.

Фото Reuters/Шамиль Жуматов
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ROSCOSMOS. CREW "Soyuz TMA-19M" returned safely to EARTH
18.06.2016 12:30
Members of the crew of manned spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-19M" returned safely to Earth. Lander with Roscosmos cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra and ESA astronaut Timothy peak landed in the Kazakhstan steppes of June 18, 2016 at 12:15 MSK. All operations on the descent from orbit and landing went normally.

Before the arrival of the participants on board the next expedition, the work will continue in orbit crew of flight engineer Alexei Ovchinin (Russia), Oleg Skripochka (Russia), and ISS commander Jeffrey Williams (USA).

Length of stay in orbit the crew of ISS-46/47 was 186 days. During this time, cosmonauts and astronauts completed an extensive program of scientific and applied research and experimentation, to maintain the health station and retrofitted its equipment delivered by cargo ships. In addition, Yuri Malenchenko, together with Sergei Volkov made a spacewalk and successfully completed all the tasks assigned to them, at a cost of a 4 hours 43 minutes.

Now, the total length of stay of Yuri Ivanovich in orbit is 827 days, which means that it takes the second place in the list of world champions on the total stay in space after Gennady Padalka (878 days).

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June 18, 2016
RELEASE 16-061
Three Space Station Crew Members Return to Earth, Land Safely in Kazakhstan
With the June 18, 2016 landing of their Soyuz spacecraft in the town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA now has 244 days in space on two flights.
Credits: NASA TV
Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA, flight engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos touched down at 5:15 a.m. EDT (3:15 p.m. Kazakhstan time) June 18, 2018 southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
Credits: NASA TV
Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth at 5:15 a.m. EDT (3:15 p.m. Kazakhstan time) Saturday after wrapping up 186 days in space and several NASA research studies in human health.
Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA, flight engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
The crew completed the in-flight portion of NASA human research studies in ocular health, cognition, salivary markers and microbiome. From the potential development of vaccines, to data that could be relevant in the treatment of patients suffering from ocular diseases, such as glaucoma, the research will help NASA prepare for human long-duration exploration while also benefiting people on Earth.
The three crew members also welcomed four cargo spacecraft, including one that delivered the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), an expandable habitat technology demonstration. The BEAM, which arrived in April on the eighth SpaceX commercial resupply mission, was attached to the space station and expanded to its full size for analysis over the next two years. The BEAM is an example of NASA's increased commitment to partnering with industry to enable the growth of commercial space, and is co-sponsored by the agency's Advanced Exploration Systems Division and Bigelow Aerospace.
Two Russian Progress cargo craft docked to the station in December and April, bringing tons of supplies. Kopra and Peake also led the grapple of Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft to the station in March, the company's fourth commercial resupply mission, and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in April.
During his time on the orbital complex, Kopra ventured outside for two spacewalks. The objective of the first spacewalk was to move the station's mobile transporter rail car to a secure position. On the second spacewalk, Kopra and Peake replaced a failed voltage regulator to restore power to one of the station's eight power channels. Kopra now has 244 days in space on two flights, while Peake spent 186 days in space on this, his first, mission.
Having completed his sixth mission, Malenchenko now has spent 828 cumulative days in space, making him second on the all-time list behind Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka.
Expedition 48 continues on the station, with NASA astronaut Jeff Williams in command, with crewmates Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The three-person crew will operate the station for three weeks until the arrival of three new crew members.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are scheduled to launch July 6 (Eastern time) from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz TMA-19M Prepares for Flight Back to Earth From ISS
07:22 18.06.2016(updated 09:07 18.06.2016)
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The transfer hatches between the Soyuz TMA-19M space capsule and the International Space Station (ISS) have been closed, Russian space agency Roscosmos reports.
"On June 18, 2016 at 05:36 [02:36 GMT] Moscow time the operation on the closure of transfer hatches between the transport manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-19M and the International Space Station has been completed," Roscosmos said in a Saturday statement.
© Sputnik/ Mikhail Voskresenskiy
The Soyuz TMA-19M is expected to undock from the ISS at 08:52 Moscow time (05:52 GMT). The space capsule will bring Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA (US National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut Timothy Kopra and ESA's (European Space Agency) Timothy Peake, who have been on board the ISS since March 1, back to Earth.
The crew is expected to land in Kazakhstan on Saturday at 12:14 Moscow time (09:14 GMT).
The launch of a new crew to the ISS has been postponed until July 7 for safety reasons, according to Roscosmos.

Soyuz TMA-19M Space Capsule Undocks From International Space Station
Sputnik
09:06 18.06.2016(updated 09:44 18.06.2016)
KOROLYOV (Sputnik) – The capsule will bring Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra and European Space Agency's Timothy Peake back to Earth.
The launch of a new crew to the ISS has been postponed until July 7 for safety reasons, according to Roscosmos.
"The propulsion is due to be switched on at 11:22 a.m. MSK [8:22GMT]. The Soyuz is expected to reenter the atmosphere at 11:52 a.m. MSK, which will cause it to briefly lose radio connection [with the Earth]," the source said.
The international crew is expected to land in Kazakhstan on Saturday at 12:14 Moscow time (09:14 GMT).

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Soyuz capsule brings three space station fliers back to Earth
William Harwood
A Russian cosmonaut, a NASA astronaut and a British flier strapped into a Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Saturday, safely landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out a 186-day mission.
Dropping out of a partly cloudy sky under a billowing orange-and-white parachute, the charred Soyuz TMA-19M descent module settled to a jarring rocket-assisted touchdown at 5:15 a.m. EDT (GMT-4; 3:15 p.m. local time) about 90 miles southeast of Dzhezkazgan.
Russian recovery crews stationed nearby, along with NASA and European Space Agency support personnel, quickly reached the spacecraft, which ended up on its side, to help commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA flight engineer Timothy Kopra and ESA astronaut Timothy Peake out of the cramped return module.
The crew members were extracted one at a time and carried to nearby recliners for quick medical checks and satellite calls home to friends and family. All three looked healthy and in good spirits as they began re-adapting to gravity after six months in weightlessness.
"Such an incredible adventure," Kopra said in a final tweet before leaving the space station.
Kopra appeared a bit uncomfortable when he was pulled from the capsule, but within a few minutes, he was smiling and chatting on the phone. Peake, smiling broadly and appearing completely at ease, said, "I'd love some cool rain right now. It's very hot in the capsule." He added he would also enjoy a cold beer.
All three were to be flown by helicopter to Karaganda, about two hours away, for a traditional Kazakh welcome home ceremony. From there, Malenchenko planned to board a Russian jet for the flight back to Star City near Moscow.
The Soyuz spacecraft undocks and backs away from the International Space Station.
NASA TV
A NASA jet was standing by to fly Kopra and Peake to Bodo, Norway, where Peake planned to catch a European Space Agency plane for a flight to the ESA astronaut training center at Cologne, Germany. Kopra will continue on to his home near the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Mission duration was 185 days 22 hours and 11 minutes since blastoff Dec. 15, a flight covering 2,976 orbits and nearly 78 million miles.
Malenchenko, who logged 641.5 days aloft during five previous space flights, including a stay aboard the Russian Mir space station and a shuttle flight, boosted his total time in space to 827.4 days, moving him up to No. 2 on the list of most experienced space fliers. The record is held by Gennady Padalka, who has 878.5 days in space over five missions.
Kopra, veteran of a previous station visit, has now logged 244 days off planet while Peake, the second British citizen to fly in space and the first to visit the station, spent 186 days in orbit.
Left behind aboard the space station were Expedition 48 commander Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, who arrived at the lab complex aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft on March 18.
They'll have the station to themselves until July 9, when three fresh crew members -- Anatoly Ivanishin, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins -- arrive aboard the Soyuz MS-01 ferry ship.
During a brief change-of-command ceremony Friday morning, Kopra, commander of Expedition 47, turned the station over to Williams, saying, "It's been a tremendous honor to serve with this crew. I can't think of a better group of people to spend time with in space and to work with. I'm very, very grateful for that opportunity."
NASA flight engineer Timothy Kopra smiles as support crews carry him to a nearby tent for initial post-flight medical checks.
NASA/Roscosmos TV
Williams, in turn, congratulated the departing crew members "for a successful stay on the International Space Station."
"You've made our stay so far ... extremely productive and rewarding," he said. "We wish you a safe return to Earth and a safe return to your families."
During their stay aboard the International Space Station, Malenchenko, Kopra and Peake welcomed two Russian Progress freighters, a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, an Orbital ATK supply craft and the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft that delivered Williams, Ovchinin and Skripochka.
Kopra carried out two spacewalks totaling seven hours and 59 minutes while Peake and Malenchenko conducted one each. It was Malenchenko's sixth spacewalk over six flights.
The crew also helped install an expandable crew module now attached to the aft port of the Tranquility module for two years of tests to determine its ability to stand up to the rigors of the space environment. If all goes well, larger expandable modules under development at Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas could serve as habitats for commercial space stations or eventual deep space voyages to Mars.
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Soyuz From Space Station Lands Safely with Brit, Russian and American
By Robert Z. Pearlman, collectSPACE.com Editor | June 18, 2016 06:13am ET
The Soyuz TMA-19M space capsule carrying British astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko is seen as it lands near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 18, 2016 to end a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The United Kingdom's first government-sponsored astronaut returned from the International Space Station on Saturday, landing in Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut and NASA astronaut after more than 185 days orbiting the Earth.
Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra, descending on board Russia's Soyuz TMA-19Mspacecraft, safely soft-landed at about 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 GMT; 3:15 p.m. local time). Lowered under parachutes and cushioned by a last-second thruster firing, the trio's gumdrop-shaped capsule landed about 90 miles (146 kilometers) southeast of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan.
Met by Russian recovery forces on the cloud-covered steppe, Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra were helped out of their spacecraft and, as is tradition, placed into chairs to begin their readjustment to gravity. The three are set to undergo brief medical checks before being flown to Karaganda for a welcome ceremony. [See Tim Peake's Awesome Photos from Space]
The crew began their trip home earlier on Saturday at 1:52 a.m. EDT (0552 GMT) with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-18M from the station's Rassvet mini-research module. The departure marked the official end of the orbiting outpost's Expedition 47 and the start of Expedition 48.
Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, left, Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos center, and Tim Kopra of NASA sit in chairs outside the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft just minutes after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in this NASA photo by photographer Bill Ingalls. The trio spent six month living and working on the International Space Station as part of Expedition 47.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
"This is the formal transfer of authority and responsibility of the International Space Station's on board operations from myself to Jeff Williams," said Kopra, referring to his fellow NASA crewmate, during a change of command ceremony on Friday (June 17). "Jeff, congratulations, you're now the commander of the International Space Station."
"Congratulations to Yuri, to Tim and Tim, for a successful stay," replied Williams. "The three of you have left the ship in good hands."
In addition to Williams, who is the first NASA astronaut to spend three long-duration missions on the space station, remaining on the orbital laboratory are cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos. Three more Expedition 48 crewmates are scheduled to launch on July 7. Russian cosmonaut Anatoli Ivanishin, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Takuya Onishi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will arrive on board Soyuz MS-01, the first of Russia's new line of upgraded spacecraft.
British astronaut Tim Peake makes call after returning to Earth aboard a Soyuz TMA-19M space capsule, which landed in Kazakhstan on June 18, 2016 to end a six-month flight to the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA TV
Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra arrived at the station on Dec. 15. During their six months on board, the cosmonaut and two astronauts helped to conduct hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations, including the deployment of the first human-rated inflatable habitat, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM. They also assisted with the arrival of several supply ships, including the return to flight of SpaceX's Dragon capsule, an Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply freighter and two Russian Progress capsules.
The Soyuz TMA-19M crew patch.
Credit: Roscosmos
Their return to Earth also marked the completion of the in-flight portion of four NASA investigations into how humans adapt to microgravity, including research focused on ocular health, cognition, salivary markers and the microbiome.
"It takes a long time to complete the number of subjects required for human research investigations — it's usually years in the making — so this is a big milestone," said Yuri Guinart-Ramirez, NASA's lead scientist for Expeditions 47 and 48, in a blog posted to the agency's website.
"We have been so privileged to work here on board with a huge variety of science experiments that we know will be a stepping stone for human exploration," Kopra said, prior to leaving the space station.
All three TMA-19M crewmates also ventured outside of the station on spacewalks. Kopra and Peake replaced a failed voltage regulator that had compromised one of the space station's eight power channels during an almost five-hour excursion in January. A month earlier, Kopra conducted an extravehicular activity (EVA) with astronaut Scott Kelly to move the station's mobile transporter rail car.
In February, Malenchenko went out on an EVA with cosmonaut Sergei Volkov to deploy science experiments and install handrails on the exterior of the Zarya module.
This was Malenchenko's sixth spaceflight, including a prior stay aboard the former Russian Mir space station, a space shuttle flight and four long-duration missions on board the International Space Station. He has now logged 827 days off the Earth, ranking him second for time in space behind cosmonaut Gennady Padalka's 878 days.
Kopra has now completed his second station mission after serving as an Expedition 20 crew member in 2009. He has now spent 244 days in orbit.
Peake, having landed on his first mission, has now logged nearly 186 days in space.
Russia's Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft, as seen prior to it undocking from the International Space Station on June 18, 2016.
Credit: NASA
The first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to fly on behalf of the British government, Peake devoted part of his time on orbit to honoring his home country. In addition to corresponding with Queen Elizabeth, Peake also ran in the London marathon using a treadmill on the station. He also challenged his social media followers to guess songs he was listening to by sharing an excerpt from the lyrics.
Malenchenko, Kopra and Peake traveled 78.7 million miles (126.7 million kilometers) during 2,976 orbits.
The three Soyuz TMA-18M crewmates will now part ways. Malenchenko will return to Star City, Russia, located near Moscow; Kopra will be flown by NASA jet to Houston and the Johnson Space Center; and Peake will head to ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
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