Soyuz TMA-05M Launch Tonight

Codz · 07-14-12, 02:01 PM

Tonight the Russian Space Agency will be launching a Soyuz rocket with three astro/cosmonauts on board to the International Space Station. If anyone wants to watch the launch live, you can go to NASA TV's free broadcast. The launch is scheduled for 22:40EST.

It's certainly nice to see international space cooperation still going strong.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-05M

Platapus · 07-14-12, 06:06 PM

Hard to believe that the ISS has been manned for almost 12 years already.

Codz · 07-14-12, 09:13 PM

Yeah, it's also incredible that Soyuz has been operating in its many iterations for 40 years!

Around 30 minutes to launch.

Update:The launch was successful and the astro/cosmonauts are now safely in orboit. They will dock to the ISS on Tuesday at 00:52EST.

Codz · 07-16-12, 10:20 PM

Docking is scheduled for about an hour from now. For those that want to watch, it's the same link as before.

07-14-12, 02:01 PM	#1
Codz A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 73 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Soyuz TMA-05M Launch Tonight Tonight the Russian Space Agency will be launching a Soyuz rocket with three astro/cosmonauts on board to the International Space Station. If anyone wants to watch the launch live, you can go to NASA TV's free broadcast. The launch is scheduled for 22:40EST. It's certainly nice to see international space cooperation still going strong. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-05M __________________ "Magnificent desolation."-Buzz Aldrin Last edited by Codz; 07-15-12 at 02:52 AM.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Hard to believe that the ISS has been manned for almost 12 years already. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Codz A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 73 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yeah, it's also incredible that Soyuz has been operating in its many iterations for 40 years! Around 30 minutes to launch. Update:The launch was successful and the astro/cosmonauts are now safely in orboit. They will dock to the ISS on Tuesday at 00:52EST. __________________ "Magnificent desolation."-Buzz Aldrin Last edited by Codz; 07-14-12 at 09:58 PM.

07-16-12, 10:20 PM	#4
Codz A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 73 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Docking is scheduled for about an hour from now. For those that want to watch, it's the same link as before. __________________ "Magnificent desolation."-Buzz Aldrin