T-1. Just less than 24 hours until the launch of the Soyuz TMA-03M and it is time for the crew (prime and back-up) to take part in the pre-launch press conference. As the crew are still in quarantine they talk to the press from behind a glass wall. This can be chaotic as the members of the press scramble for a good position and hopefully get the chance to ask their question.
@marchamer tweets: “Press conference is about to start. #Chaos”
Persconferentie Kuipers gaat zo beginnen #chaos twitter.com/marchamer/stat…
— Marc Hamer (@marchamer) December 20, 2011
@Halved_chili tweets: “They look quite relaxed”
Ze zien er best ontspannen uit twitter.com/Halved_chili/s…
— Bas Dunnebier (@Halved_chili) December 20, 2011
A replay of the news conference and today’s Russian State Commission meeting, in which the go-ahead was given for tomorrow’s launch, will play out on NASA TV from 18:00 CET (17:00 UT).
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