Frames start and docking manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-17M” – RIA Novosti

The manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-17M” was successfully launched into orbit and docked with the ISS on Thursday. See footage launch and docking.

“Soyuz TMA-17M” with a new crew of Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), Kimia Yui (JAXA) and Chella Lindgren (NASA ) the estimated time automatically docked with the International Space Station.

“docking carried out in an automatic mode to a small research module” Rassvet “of the Russian segment of the ISS,” – said the commentator at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

One of the solar panels on the ship “Union” with the ISS crew was not revealed after the spacecraft in orbit, but it did not affect the ship’s docking with the station, NASA said.

It was the first manned launch after an accident cargo spacecraft “Progress M-27M” 28 April. The unsuccessful launch of space truck “Progress” and Dragon did not cause fear among the crew. Manned spacecraft, this time was launched on time-tested “Soyuz-FG”. American Chell Lindgren before leaving said that he was sure that the accident did not happen, and that he trusts the engineers who created the “Soyuz”.