Preparations for Soyuz TMA-03M launch continue at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Today final inspection of the spacecraft and encapsulation in the launcher fairing.

Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is placed in the fairing

Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is placed in the fairing

Photo credit: RSC Energia

More photos are available on the Energia website (Russian):
https://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss30/photo_12-14.html

Meanwhile weather forecasts for next Wednesday’s launch are looking frosty: minus 16 degrees Celsius, after an overnight low of minus 27 deg C and a wind chill factor of minus 35 deg C! But these temperatures pose no problem for the robust Soyuz launcher.