Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-18-2021 12:09 PM
The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center has listed the prime, backup and reserve Soyuz MS-19 crew members:
Prime:
Anton Shkaplerov
Klim Shipenko
Yulia Peresild
Back-up:
Oleg Artemyev
Aleksey Dudin
Alena Mordovina
Reserve:
Dmitriy Petelin
Sergey Korsakov
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-24-2021 08:28 PM
Roscosmos this week released photos of the Soyuz MS-19 crew training together:
Tonyq Member
Posts: 209 From: UK Registered: Jul 2004
posted 08-03-2021 03:50 PM
An updated version of my blog on this mission, based on last week's media release from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), and comments on social media by Alyona Mordovina.
There are rumours coming out of GCTC that Mordovina may replace Peresild, in the coming weeks, based on training performances.
Mordovina's own comments on Instagram and Facebook definitely convey the impression that she is preparing to fly, and not to watch from the sidelines!
Tonyq Member
Posts: 209 From: UK Registered: Jul 2004
posted 09-05-2021 04:08 PM
Latest update to my blog about this flight, which now only 30 days from launch.
There is also a link to the first episode of the Reality TV show about how the two actress-cosmonauts were selected.
According to the schedule released by the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre, on 8th and 9th September, the two crews will participate in the critical final examinations. This involves each crew performing a simulated Soyuz launch, docking, and landing, while dealing with various off-nominal situations created by their instructors and examiners. They then perform a similar exercise in the ISS Russian Segment, carrying out routine duties and actions, interspersed with further problems and challenges to resolve. The nature of the emergencies is determined by the crew selecting one of several sealed envelopes which each contain a different combination of challenges. As each crew includes a female cosmonaut, it is the usual protocol that the Commander allows them to choose the envelope!
After this, there will be a period of rest and relaxation, before the Interdepartmental Commission meets on 16th September to announce which crew will fly, and to authorise the start of the pre-launch phase, and departure to Baikonur, which is planned for 18th.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-07-2021 02:49 PM
The prime and backup crew portraits, via Spacefacts.de:
dom Member
Posts: 989 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 09-07-2021 04:31 PM
Which is which, do we know who is actually going to fly?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-07-2021 07:11 PM
As noted by Tony in his blog, the "Interdepartmental Commission meets on 16th September to announce which crew will fly."
In the photos above, the prime crew as announced in May (with Yulia Peresild) is at top and is wearing the prime crew mission patch. The backup crew (with Alena Mordovina) is at bottom, wearing the backup crew patch.
dom Member
Posts: 989 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 09-08-2021 02:39 AM
Thanks Robert. Yes, it doesn’t matter what patch they’re wearing until we hear the official announcement in a few weeks...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-16-2021 09:08 PM
The Interdepartmental Commission met on Thursday (Sept. 16) and confirmed Anton Shkaplerov, Klim Shipenko and Yulia Peresild as the prime crew of Soyuz MS-19.
Oleg Artemyev, Aleksey Dudin and Alena Mordovina will serve as the backups.
The launch of Soyuz MS-19 is scheduled for Oct. 5.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-05-2021 08:52 AM
The Soyuz MS-19 launch as seen from the International Space Station. From Oleg Novitskiy (via Twitter):
Astrey, we watched your flight from the International Space Station! We are waiting for you in 3 hours!
International Space Station configuration after Soyuz MS-19 docking:
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-05-2021 10:33 AM
The Soyuz MS-19 zero-g indicators: at left, a toy cheetah chosen by Anton Shkaplerov's daughter and at right, a baby bird representing the charity fund supported by Yulia Peresild.
posted 10-05-2021 08:52 PM
What exactly is the decoration for the movie?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-05-2021 10:05 PM
The change is subtle. It is unclear why the bar chart-like design was applied, but it was unique to this vehicle and attributed to the film project.
posted 10-06-2021 12:02 AM
Thanks. I had noticed the "bar chart" and thought "I don't recall seeing that before," but I was looking for something more overtly connected to the film.
I did see the film's logo at the top of the third stage and logos of Channel 1, Glavkosmos, START, Tinkoff bank and MegaFon on the boosters and around the bottom of the third stage, so I wasn't sure if that constituted the decoration or not.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 48062 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-30-2022 06:40 AM
NASA TV video
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Roscosmos cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, end their mission aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth on Wednesday, March 30.
MSS Member
Posts: 956 From: Europe Registered: May 2003
posted 03-30-2022 03:29 PM
International Space Station configuration after Soyuz MS-19 departure:
posted 05-18-2021 12:03 PM
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