May 8, 2012

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-083

NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW PREPARES FOR LAUNCH

HOUSTON -- The next residents of the International Space Station are making final preparations for a May 14 launch and NASA Television will provide live coverage of launch and docking

This week, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, are completing their training, undergoing Soyuz spacecraft fit checks and taking part in traditional ceremonies Video file documentation of the final preparations will be broadcast starting May 10

Live NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan begins at 9 p m CDT on May 14 (May 15, Baikonur time), with launch scheduled for 10:01 p m

The trio will arrive at the station May 16, joining Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA and Flight Engineer Andr�� Kuipers of the European Space Agency, who have been aboard since December 2011 Padalka, Acaba and Revin will transition to the Expedition 32 crew in July and return to Earth in mid-September

NASA TV's scheduled coverage is as follows (all times Central):

Thursday, May 10 11 a m -- Video file of the Soyuz TMA-04M crew activities in Baikonur

Friday, May 11 11 a m -- Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M crew activities in Baikonur

Sunday, May 13 11 a m -- Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M rocket mating and rollout to the Baikonur launch pad

Monday, May 14 11 a m -- Video file of the Soyuz TMA-04M final pre-launch crew news conference and Russian State Commission meeting in Baikonur 9 p m -- Soyuz TMA-04M launch coverage (launch scheduled at 10:01 p m ), including video of the crew's pre-launch activities and launch replays

Tuesday, May 15 12 a m -- Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M pre-launch, launch video and post-launch interviews

Wednesday, May 16 11 p m -- Soyuz TMA-04M docking coverage (docking scheduled at 11:38 p m ) followed by a post-docking news conference from Mission Control in Korolev, Russia

Thursday, May 17 2 a m -- Soyuz TMA-04M hatch opening and welcoming ceremony (hatch opening scheduled at 2:20 a m ) 4 a m -- Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M docking, hatch opening and welcoming ceremony

For NASA TV downlink, schedule updates and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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