Soyuz TMA-22 crew vehicle tests begin at Baikonur
11:05, 19 July 2011
BAIKONUR Space Port. July 19. KAZINFORM Prelaunch tests of the Soyuz TMA-22 crew vehicle have begun at Baikonur. Experts of RSC-Energia and TSENKI subsidiary - Yuzhny Space Center performed incoming inspection of the vehicle's solar arrays.
According to Roscosmos, the Soyuz launch campaign at Baikonur will last about two months. Verification sequence covers standalone and integrated system tests, tests in vacuum and acoustic chambers. At the final stages, prime and backup crews arrive at the space port to inspect the vehicle and to make their comments on desired accommodation of the hardware inside the Soyuz.
The launch of Soyuz TMA-22 with the next International Space Station crew is slated for September.