Russian astronauts on the international space station in June and other astronauts "separation" (photo)

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The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on March 17, TV show, "a screenshot of the United States found that" shuttle docking with the international space station. United States Eastern time when 17 17 19 p.m. (Beijing time at 5: 18-19), United States of "discovery" of the space shuttle docking with the international space station successfully.

World Science report [tech.]: upcoming departure of international space station 19 long-term study group member, Russia · Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka 19, said that from June of this year, the international space station astronauts and Russia, including United States, other countries, astronauts will "separation", their work and life.

Gennady Padalka day · in an interview with the media said that in Russia "Union TMA-15" at the end of May this year the manned spacecraft to the international space station, space station resident astronauts will be increased to 6 people, by then Russia cosmonauts in the space station's work and life of astronauts in other countries. "That is, from our diet, recharge supply, sanitary facilities and space walk will independently," Padalka said.

He explained that by then Russia cosmonauts of supplies, including food, clothing, equipment, etc., will be entirely up to the Russian "progress" cargo spacecraft transported to other countries, and to prevent the transmission of the astronauts who rely on the United States space shuttle, Europe and Japan's cargo spacecraft. In addition, in a space walk, Russia astronauts will wear the Russian new intelligent extravehicular spacesuit "Oran-MK", other States astronauts use United States "EMU" in spacesuit for space walk.

However Padalka also says that this does not prevent space station astronauts in difficult times help each other. As far as he describes, in the event of a threat to the space station astronaut safety emergencies, such as oxygen supply system failures, and astronauts will take measures to disarm the threats; and in need of urgent out spaces, and other astronauts also not prepared, Russia cosmonauts or wearing extravehicular spacesuit United States for space walk. In addition, the space station's internal medical equipment and spare emergency aid facilities are shared. "We do not have national boundaries and barriers, all this does not affect everyone's living space," Padalka said.

According to the plan, the international space station 19 long-term study group members will be held on March 26, travelling in Russia "Union TMA-14" manned spacecraft to go to the international space station, at the end of may, the Union of Russian "TMA-15" manned spacecraft will deliver several members arrived at the space station. Then from 3 continents, 5 countries 6 astronauts will also work in the international space station, including two Russia cosmonauts, United States, Japan, Belgium and Canada astronauts.