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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

Good interface leak check. The Poisk hatch is now being opened ahead of pressure equalization between #Soyuz and ISS.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 19 сек. назад

SoyuzMS04: Station hatch is now open; standing by for Soyuz hatch opening

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РОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 1 мин. назад

#СоюзМС04: переходные люки открыты! Экипаж МКС-51 в полном составе!

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

Fyodor Yurchikhin never stops smiling. Another space legend. He and Peggy are rock stars.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 3 мин. назад

The five #ISS crew members will gather in the Zvezda Module shortly for the traditional family conference.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 4 мин. назад

Crew together. Talking to the family. And NASA PAO Rob Navias is there (and gets the big chair).

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 мин. назад

Fyodor's family and Jack's family. I doubt many of us appreciate what they must go through with these missions.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 43 сек. назад

Peggy breaks the emotion by doing the traditional micro-G party trick.

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/23495/

ЦУП. ЭКИПАЖ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО КОРАБЛЯ «СОЮЗ МС-04» ПЕРЕШЕЛ НА БОРТ МКС
20.04.2017 18:32

Члены экипажа транспортного пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-04» 20 апреля 2017 года в 18:25. мск перешли на борт Международной космической станции (МКС).

Члены экспедиции МКС-51 в составе Олега НОВИЦКОГО (РОСКОСМОС), Фёдора ЮРЧИХИНА (РОСКОСМОС), Пегги УИТСОН (NASA), Джека ФИШЕРА (NASA) и Тома ПЕСКЕ (ESA) приступили к работе на борту станции.

В программе экспедиции МКС-51 – научно-прикладные исследования и эксперименты, проведение регламентных работ, связанных с поддержанием работоспособности станции, и дооснащение её оборудованием, доставляемым грузовыми кораблями.

Ракета-носитель «Союз-ФГ» с транспортным пилотируемым кораблём «Союз МС-04», доставившим российско-американский экипаж на МКС, стартовала с космодрома Байконур 20 апреля 2017 в 10:13 мск. Стыковка в автоматическом режиме была произведена в 16:19 мск после сближения корабля со станцией по короткой 4-х витковой схеме.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 2 мин. назад

Soyuz MS-04 docked with the Poisk module at 1318 UTC and the hatches between Soyuz and ISS were opened at 1525 UTC

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/04/20/hatches-open-station-crew-expands-to-five/

Hatches Open, Station Crew Expands to Five
Posted on April 20, 2017 at 11:55 am by Mark Garcia.

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New Expedition 51 crew members (front row, from left) Fyodor Yurchikhin and Jack Fischer talk to family members on the ground shortly after arriving and entering the space station. In the back from left are Oleg Novitskiy, Commander Peggy Whitson and Thomas Pesquet. Credit: NASA TV

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Two new crew members are aboard the International Space Station. The hatches on the space station and Soyuz MS-04 opened at 11:25 a.m. EDT, marking the arrival to the orbiting laboratory for NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

Along with Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson of NASA and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), the arriving crew members will contribute to more than 250 research experiments ongoing aboard the space station, in diverse fields such as biology, Earth Science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.
To learn more about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station. For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/.

To follow activities on orbit, visit the space station Facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/ISS

Follow the crew members and the station on Twitter at:

http://www.twitter.com/nasa_astronauts

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

Follow the station on Instagram at:

https://instagram.com/iss/

This entry was posted in Expedition 51 and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz on April 20, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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Soyuz MS-04 Docks to International Space Station
 
 
 Space Videos

Опубликовано: 20 апр. 2017 г.

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Expedition 51-52 Crew Docks to the Space Station

 
 NASA

Опубликовано: 20 апр. 2017 г.

After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 51-52 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA arrived at the International Space Station April 20 to complete a six-hour journey, docking their vehicle to the Poisk module on the Russian segment of the complex.

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Expedition 51-52 Crew Welcomed Aboard the Space Station
 
 
 NASA

Опубликовано: 20 апр. 2017 г.

On April 20, A few hours after docking their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft to the International Space Station, Expedition 51-52 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA opened hatches and were greeted by station Commander Peggy Whitson of NASA and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency. Yurchikhin and Fischer will spend four and a half months on the station.

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New Crew Launches and Docks to Station in Same Day

 
 NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 20 апр. 2017 г.

Two new Expedition 51 crew members took a six-hour, five-minute spaceflight to the International Space Station today.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/04/20/two-fresh-crew-members-join-space-station-expedition/

Two fresh crew members join space station expedition
 April 20, 2017 William Harwood
 
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION

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Astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this picture of the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station on Friday. Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA

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Veteran cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and rookie flight engineer Jack Fischer streaked into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft Thursday, chased down the International Space Station and glided to a smooth docking to complete a six-hour rendezvous.

About two hours later, after confirming an airtight seal, hatches were opened and the crew was welcomed aboard by Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Soyuz MS-03 commander Oleg Novitskiy.

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In a traditional post-docking video chat with friends and family back at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Fischer's wife, Elizabeth, wished her husband well and thanked him for a surprise pre-launch bouquet of flowers.

"Well, I learned from the master," he replied. "Fyodor told me I should be doing that, so I got some flowers." Then, with now-familiar enthusiasm, the former test pilot described the experience of launching into space for the first time as "a burrito of awesomeness smothered in awesome sauce, baby. It's so beautiful!"

One of Fischer's two teenage daughters, Sariah, told her dad "we're just so proud of you down here on little old Earth."

"I'm so proud of you, the dream that you had since you were six years old, the progress you've made since then," she said. "It's really an inspiration for (younger sister) Bethany and I and kids our age and generations to come. So thank you for that. Have a great (four-and-a-half) months, may it be the best experience of your entire life."

Added Bethany: "Hey, Dad. You're in the stars now, so you proved to everyone that if you dare to dream you can make your dream come true. Thank you. And I love you."

This was the first launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying just two passengers since 2003. The Russian spacecraft normally carries three crew members, but Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, recently opted to reduce its station crew by one in the near term to reduce costs.

 
Credit: Roscosmos

Taking off from the same launch pad that Yuri Gagarin used to become the first man in space, the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft thundered to life at 3:13:44 a.m. EDT (GMT-4; 1:13 p.m. local time), roughly the moment Earth's rotation carried the rocket into the plane of the space station's orbit.

The workhorse booster quickly climbed away, arcing to the East as it set off on a tightly choreographed rendezvous to catch up with the space station, which passed 250 miles directly above the launch site three minutes before liftoff.

Live video from inside the Soyuz showed Yurchikhin, making his fifth space flight, and Fischer, making his first, calmly monitoring cockpit displays as the rocket accelerated toward orbit.

Eight minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff, the booster's third stage engine shut down and the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft was released to fly on its own in an orbit measuring 123 by 159 miles. A few moments later, antennas and both two solar panels unfolded and locked in place.

Four orbits after launch, at 9:18 a.m., the spacecraft completed an automated sequence of rendezvous rocket firings and successfully docked at the station's upper Poisk module.

Yurchikhin and Fischer plan to remain in orbit for 135 days, returning to Earth Sept. 3. They will be joined by Whitson, whose mission recently was extended. Her two crewmates — Novitskiy and Pesquet — will return to Earth as planned June 2 to close out a 196-day stay in space.

Extending Whitson's mission ensures two U.S. astronauts will be aboard the station this summer when otherwise only one — Fischer — would have been available, keeping U.S. research on track. It also protects the option for a contingency spacewalk if problems crop up on the U.S. segment of the station.

 
Yurchikhin and Fischer joined three other residents living on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV

Yurchikhin is a 58-year-old father of two who holds a Ph.D. in economics. He is a former military pilot and veteran of four earlier space flights, one aboard a space shuttle and three long-duration stays aboard the station. With a combined 537 days in orbit, he is one of the world's most experienced space fliers.

Fischer, 43, is an Air Force colonel and former test pilot with a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A father of two teenage girls who frequently refers to his wife Elizabeth as "a smokin' hot blonde chick," Fischer flew F-15E fighters during two combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He later attended Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and eventually helped put the F-22 Raptor through its paces. With more than 3,000 hours flying time, Fischer will serve as Yurchikhin's flight engineer during launch and landing, a daunting task given the need to be fluent in Russian.

"You have to spend a lot of time here in Star City (near Moscow) and because of the complexity of the vehicle, it makes the training very complex," he said. "You have to understand when those systems work, when they don't work, when you need to switch to the others. But all in all, it really is a fantastic little vehicle. A little tight on space, but she works pretty good."

Yurchikhin and Fischer face a busy stay in space. On Saturday, an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship launched Tuesday will arrive for berthing at the central Unity module's Earth-facing port.

On Monday, President Trump and daughter Ivanka plan to call the station for a video conference with Whitson and Fischer to congratulate the station commander for setting a new space endurance record. Already the most experienced female spacewalker, Whitson will become NASA's most experienced astronaut around 1:27 a.m. Monday, passing the previous U.S. mark for cumulative time in space of 534 days two hours and 48 minutes.

When she returns to Earth with Yurchikhin and Fischer on Sept. 3, she will have logged 666 days in space during three missions, moving her up to eighth in the world, one spot behind Yurchikhin, who will have logged 672 days aloft over his five missions.

On May 12, Whitson and Fischer plan to carry out a spacewalk that originally was planned earlier this year. During a six-and-a-half hour excursion, they will replace an external computer, install a high-definition camera on the station's power truss, attach micrometeoroid shielding to a docking port and help engineers troubleshoot cooling issues with a high-energy physics experiment.

Novitskiy and Pesquet will return to Earth on June 2 and Yurchikhin will take over as commander of Expedition 52. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is scheduled to arrive the next day carrying another load of equipment and supplies and a Russian Progress cargo ship is scheduled for launch June 14.

Yurchikhin, Whitson and Fischer will have the station to themselves until July 28 when the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shows up carrying three spaceflight veterans: vehicle commander Sergey Ryazanskiy, Randy Bresnik and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli.

Yurchikhin and Ryazanskiy plan to stage a Russian spacewalk in August before the Soyuz MS-04 crew returns to Earth Sept. 3.

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