Preparation of the Soyuz TMA-18 and STS-131 Discovery (11 photos)

The members of the main crew of the Russian manned spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-18" Russians Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko and American Tracy Caldwell Dyson trained in the Cosmonaut Training Center. Yuri Gagarin. Let me remind you that the start of the WPK "Soyuz TMA-18" to the International Space Station is scheduled for April 2, 2010. Meanwhile, the flight April 5, 2010 is preparing the shuttle "Discovery". Parallel photo story under the cut.



1. Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson



2. Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson



3. Tracy Caldwell Dyson training in Star City.



4. Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko.



5. Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko.



6. The crew of mission STS-131



7. Module «Leonardo», in September, he will be finally docked ISS, currently used for the delivery of goods to and from the ISS.



8. Installation of the space shuttle "Discovery" on the fuel tank.



9. Training.



10 Space shuttle «Discovery» installed on the launch pad 39-A.