Aleksandr Samokutyayev

(RSA Exp.41 Second Space Flight)

(RSA Exp. 41 First Space Flight) Flight Engineer

(NASA Exp.41 - Second Space Flight) Flight Engineer

Backup Crew: Commander: Commander: Gennady Padalka (RSA)
Flight Engineer 1: Mikhail Korniyenko (RSA)
Flight Engineer 2: Scott Kelly (NASA)

Soyuz TMA-14M is a planned 2014 flight to the International Space Station. It will transport three members of the Expedition 41 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-14M will be the 123nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the Expedition 42 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.

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The spacecraft successfully entered orbit, however its left solar panels did not deploy. The Soyuz could still make it to the ISS under its scheduled four-orbit rendezvous profile relying on its onboard battery, before it needed to be recharged, sources said. The Russian mission control in Korolev directed the station crew to conduct careful photographic documentation of the affected panel during the approach of the spacecraft to the station. According to NASA there was some concern about the overheating of the spacecraft due to array blockage of the radiator, however the real data showed no major problems.

The Soyuz TMA-14M conducted four engine firings during the first and second revolution around the Earth in order to rendezvous and dock at the MIM2 module, a part of the Russian segment of the ISS at 06:16 Moscow Time on September 26, 2014 (10:16 p.m. EDT on September 25). The actual docking took place five minutes early at 06:11 Moscow Time. During the docking, a slight shaking of the spacecraft was enough to activate the release mechanism on the stuck solar panel and completely deploy it.

The crew of Soyuz TMA-14M formally transferred the command for the ISS to the crew of Soyuz TMA-15M preparing for the transition from Expedition 42 to Expedition 43. Hatches between the station and the spacecraft were closed around 2:34 p.m. Houston Time on March 11.

According to the Russian mission control, the undocking sequence included:

The undocking command: 01:42:30 Moscow Time (March 12);
Undocking: 01:44:00 Moscow Time;
First Soyuz separation maneuver: 01:47:00 Moscow Time;
Second Soyuz separation maneuver: 01:48:20 Moscow Time.

Soyuz TMA-14m Launch

Soyuz TMA-14m Parashute deployment above cloud