The Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft delivered to the ISS a crew that plans to work in orbit for 163 days (Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, Chell Lindgren), the call sign of the Antares crew.
In addition to general research, each team member will perform their own individual tasks.
Interview: Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, Chell Lindgren, Yuri Malenchenko, Valery Kapitonov, Rano Juraeva.
Personnel:
Kononenko O.D. - test cosmonaut, Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of Turkmenistan. Kimiya Yui is a Japanese test pilot, astronaut of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). C.N. Lindgren -- American doctor, NASA astronaut. T.L. Kopra is an American pilot, NASA research astronaut. Peak T.N. -- test pilot, retired Major of the British Air Force, ESA astronaut. Malenchenko Yu.I. -- cosmonaut pilot, test pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation, People's Hero of Kazakhstan. Kapitonov V.A. - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Deputy General Designer of the RCC "Progress". Juraeva R.F. - Candidate of Technical Sciences, General Director of FSUE "CENKI".
Calendar: 07.25.2015