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The Russian commander Aleksandr Samoukutyaev was accompanied by NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore and by Elena Serova, the <a href="http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/not-womans-profession-180952807/#ixzz3E8j5yKj1">first Russian woman launching into space in two decades</a>. The crew is expected to work on the station for five and a half months and return to Earth in March 2015. During their mission designated 40S in the ISS schedule, the trio will represent the 41st and 42nd long-duration expeditions onboard the outpost.</strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>Previous mission:</strong> <a href="iss_soyuz_tma13m.html">Soyuz TMA-13M</a></em></font> <p align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p align="left"><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=xa-4a9567347f52c441"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a9567347f52c441"></script> </p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/crew_1.jpg" alt="Crew" width="730" height="487"></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>Above:</strong> At the <a href="baikonur.html">Baikonur Cosmodrome</a> in Kazakhstan, Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, left; Soyuz Commander Aleksandr Samokutyaev of the Russian space agency, Roskosmos, center; and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roskosmos pose for pictures Sept. 13 in front of their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft during the first of two "fit check" dress rehearsal activities. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the second in 20 years.</em></font></p> <hr> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>Soyuz TMA-14M launch preparation milestones:</em></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2014 May 26:</strong> Soyuz TMA-14M delivered to Baikonur Cosmodrome's <a href="baikonur_energia_254.html">Site 254</a> for pre-launch processing.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2014 Sept. 22:</strong> Soyuz TMA-14M integrated with the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle inside the assembly <a href="baikonur_energia_254.html">Site 112</a>.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2014 Sept. 23:</strong> The launch vehicle and the spacecraft are rolled out from the assembly building at <a href="baikonur_energia_254.html">Site 112</a> to the launch pad at <a href="baikonur_r7_1.html">Site 1</a>.</font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/soyuz_1.jpg" alt="Soyuz" width="730" height="1188"></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>Above:</strong> Soyuz TMA-14M during pre-launch processing in Baikonur on Sept. 16, 2014.</em></font></p> <hr> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Launch and docking</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/soyuz/launch/launch_1.jpg" alt="Launch" width="730" height="419"></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The <a href="soyuz_launch.html">liftoff</a> of a <a href="soyuz_lv.html">Soyuz-FG</a> rocket took place as scheduled on Sept. 26, 2014, at 00:25 Moscow Time (4:25 p.m. EDT on Sept. 25) from <a href="baikonur_r7_1.html">Site 1</a> at <a href="baikonur.html">Baikonur Cosmodrome</a>. The launch vehicle was carrying the 7,220-kilogram Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft with a three-member crew.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Following a vertical liftoff, the Soyuz-FG rocket <a href="baikonur_downrange.html">headed east</a> to enter an initial orbit with an inclination 51.6 degrees toward the Equator. The <a href="soyuz_lv_stage1.html">four boosters of the first stage</a> separated slightly less than two minutes in flight, following by the separation of the <a href="soyuz_lv_stage2.html">second stage</a> 4.7 minutes after the liftoff. The <a href="soyuz_lv_stage3.html">third stage</a> inserted Soyuz TMA-14M into a 200 by 242-kilometer parking orbit after slightly less than nine minutes of powered flight.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Stuck solar panel</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/soyuz/launch/soyuz_tma14m_sb_1.jpg" alt="Soyuz" width="640" height="493"></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/approach_1.jpg" alt="Approach" width="730" height="535"></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>An artist rendering (top) and an actual photo of the Soyuz TMA-14M approaching the station with a stuck solar array.</em></font></p> <hr> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Soyuz TMA-14M conducted four engine firings during the first and second revolution around the Earth in order to rendezvous and <a href="docking.html">dock</a> at the <a href="iss_sm.html">MIM2 module</a>, a part of the <a href="iss_russia.html">Russian segment</a> of the <a href="iss.html">ISS</a> 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.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/soyuz_tma14m_docking_1.jpg" alt="Docking" width="632" height="902"><a href="book_future.html"></a></p> <hr> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a name="landing"></a>Landing of Soyuz TMA-14M</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/exp42_transfer_1.jpg" alt="transfer" width="730" height="409"></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/separation_1.jpg" alt="Separation" width="730" height="450"></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Soyuz TMA-14M </font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">undocked from the zenit-facing port of the <a href="iss_dc.html">MIM2 Poisk module</a> on the <a href="iss_russia.html">Russian segment</a> of the <a href="iss.html">ISS</a> on March 11, 2015, at 5:44 p.m. Houston Time, (01:44 Moscow Time on March 12, 2015), as the outpost was flying over Southern Mongolia in view of Russian <a href="kik.html">ground control stations</a>. It was the 93,290th revolution for the ISS and the 2,597th revolution for the Soyuz-TMA-14M spacecraft.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">According to the Russian mission control, the undocking sequence included:</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left">The undocking command: 01:42:30 Moscow Time (March 12);</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left">Undocking: 01:44:00 Moscow Time;</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left">First Soyuz separation maneuver: 01:47:00 Moscow Time;</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" align="left">Second Soyuz separation maneuver: 01:48:20 Moscow Time.</font></li> </ul> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Russian search and rescue teams were deployed at airfields in Karaganda and Dzhezkazgan in preparation for deployment to the landing site located 146 kilometers to the southwest from Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. Sun was to rise at the landing site at 04:42 Moscow Time, or 26 minutes before a scheduled touchdown of the <a href="soyuz_sa.html">descent module</a>. The sunset was to take place at 16:22 Moscow Time.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Weather forecast predicted few clouds and winter temperatures at the snow-blanketed landing site, according to NASA.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When Soyuz TMA-14M reached a distance of 12 kilometers from the station, the spacecraft initiated a 4-minute 41-second deorbiting maneuver. All communications with the spacecraft were interrupted around a minute and a half through the engine burn but were re-established after the separation of the descent module from the habitation module and the instrument compartment.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The landing of the spacecraft was confirmed around 10 minutes after the scheduled touchdown time, even though heavy fog prevented live TV cameras from homing onto the descent module during the entire descent process. However rescue teams reported the capsule in upright position after the touchdown.</font></p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/landing_sequence_1.jpg" alt="Landing sequence" width="623" height="882"></td> <td valign="top"><a href="book_future.html"><img src="images/zak/book_future_200x486.jpg" alt="Book" width="200" height="486" border="0" align="top"></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>Planned landing sequence for Soyuz TMA-14M on March 12, 2015:</em></strong></font></p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Milestone</font></strong></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="center"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Moscow Time</font></strong></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Altitude, km</font></strong></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Latitude, deg. min</font></strong></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Longitude. deg, min.</font></strong></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Velocity, km/s</font></strong></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><strong><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">G-force</font></strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Braking engine firing starts</font></td> <td><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:16:15</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">427.7</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">-47.44</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">320.50</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7.344</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.00</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Braking engine firing ends</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:20:56</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">416.8</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">-38.29</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">340.52</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7.232</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.05</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spacecraft sections separation</font></td> <td><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:43:00</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">139.9</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+26.51</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">037.27</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7.569</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.00</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Atmospheric entry</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:45:46</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">099.8</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+34.51</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">046.29</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7.617</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.00</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aerodynamic control starts</font></td> <td><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:47:14</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">080.0</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+38.46</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">052.04</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7.618</font></div></td> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.09</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maximum G-loads</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:52:01</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">031.7</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+47.11</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">068.39</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2,827</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.87</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Parachute release command</font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">04:53:51</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">010.7</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+47.19</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">069.34</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.216</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1.17</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Landing</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="center"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">05:08:51</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><div align="right"><font size="1" 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bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">+45.23</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">065.06</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">0.205</font></div></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1.18</font></div></td> </tr> </table> <hr> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>APPENDIX</strong></font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>Soyuz TMA-14M mission at a glance:</em></strong></font></p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Spacecraft name and production index</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Soyuz TMA-14M, No. 714</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Mission designation in the ISS schedule</font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">40S</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Launch vehicle</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="soyuz_lv.html">Soyuz-FG</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Launch date and time</font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2014 Sept. 26, 00:25 Moscow Time (4:25 p.m. EDT on Sept. 25)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Docking date and time</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2014 Sept. 26, 06:16 Moscow Time (10:16 p.m. EDT on Sept. 25)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Launch site</font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="baikonur.html">Baikonur</a>, <a href="baikonur_r7_1.html">Site 1</a>, Pad No. 5</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Landing</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2015 March 12 (Moscow Time)</font></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>Soyuz TMA-14M crew:</em></strong></font></p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Primary crew</strong></font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Backup crew</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Aleksandr Samoukutyaev (Roskosmos)</font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gennady Padalka </font><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(Roskosmos)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Elena Serova (Roskosmos)</font></td> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mikhail Kornienko </font><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(Roskosmos)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Barry Wilmore</font><font 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Credit: TsENKI</font></p> <hr> <p><a href="javascript:;"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/rollout_2.jpg" alt="rollout" width="200" height="141" border="0" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/rollout_1.jpg','rollout','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=1200,height=723')"></a></p> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sept. 23, 2014. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA</font></p> <hr> <p><a href="javascript:;"><img src="images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/pad_2.jpg" alt="Pad" width="200" height="310" border="0" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/soyuz_tma14m/pad_1.jpg','soyuz','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=730,height=1143')"></a></p> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Soyuz rocket with Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft shortly after its rollout to the launch pad on Sept. 23, 2014. Click to enlarge. 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