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RE: Expedition 32

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Soyuz TMA-05M Rocket is Blessed; Expedition 32/33 Crew Meets with Officials

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The Soyuz rocket with the manned Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 02:40 UT, 15th July, 2012.
The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station at 04:52 UT, 17th July.

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Soyuz TMA-05M

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RE: Expedition 32

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Expedition 32 Soyuz TMA-05M Spacecraft Joins Its Booster Rocket

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft was mated to its booster rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 11 as part of final preparations before launch to the International Space Station on July 15. The Soyuz TMA-05M will carry Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the orbital outpost. The trio will spend four months on the laboratory, joining station Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, who have been in orbit since mid-May.

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Expedition 32/33 Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency participated in a variety of activities from July 2 to 10 as they prepared for launch to the International Space Station on July 15 in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft. The footage includes the crew's arrival in Baikonur, suited and unsuited fit checks in the Soyuz spacecraft, raising of flags outside the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters and other traditional activities. The video also features backup crew members Russian Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, Canadian Space Agency Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn.

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Coverage Set For Next Soyuz Space Station Crew Rotation

Over the next several weeks, NASA Television will provide coverage of the departure of three crew members from the International Space Station and prelaunch, launch and arrival activities of three new residents.
Coverage will begin Wednesday, June 20, with the first of a series of Video Files of Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA, Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) participating in training and ceremonial activities at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia.
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Ed ~ launch scheduled for 02:37 UT, 15th July, 2012.