Published on January 29, 2015
On January 27, the ISS-49/50 crew began training as part of Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko, American astronaut Robert Kimbro.
Within 48 hours the crew practiced the operations necessary for survival in case of abnormal landing of the descent vehicle. During this time, the cosmonauts carried out changing clothes in heat-shield suits and actions related to the "construction" of temporary housing, gained experience in providing medical assistance and interaction with search and rescue services. They built the necessary shelters, prepared enough firewood to support the fire at night. In addition, during the "winter survival" they worked out the skills of interaction with each other in an extreme situation.
4:26 - The pilot says that now he can not take them and asks them to hold out until the morning.
5:00 - The pilot says that he found a platform suitable for evacuation of the crew and asks them to go there.
5:30 - One of the crew members "broke" the hand.
6:17 - The crew was congratulated on the successful completion of the training.
Published on March 14, 2015
The crew consisted of cosmonauts of Roskosmos Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova, NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore. The Soyuz TMA-14M landed in a specified area 147 km southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan (Kazakhstan).
Published on March 25, 2015