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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko will blast off Friday. Credit: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two veteran spacemen embarking on a marathon yearlong mission in orbit must first sprint through a busy workday Friday \u2014 suiting up for liftoff, climbing into their Soyuz spaceship, then flying to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, a former U.S. Navy test pilot, and police officer-turned-cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend just shy of one year in space after their planned launch at exactly 1942:57 GMT (3:42:57 p.m. EDT) Friday.<\/p>\n

They will be joined inside the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft by commander Gennady Padalka, an experienced space flier who is scheduled to leave his crewmates behind and come back to Earth in September after six months on the space station.<\/p>\n

Launch is a major part of any space mission, and the trio set for blastoff Friday have a long day that starts with wakeup at the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Their workday will end about 18 hours later after docking with the space station, entering the orbiting laboratory, and receiving a safety briefing from the three-person crew already living on the outpost.<\/p>\n

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File photo of a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The schedule for Friday \u2014 as provided by NASA \u2014 is listed below.<\/p>\n

\u2022 1043 GMT (6:43 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew wakes up in Cosmonaut Hotel<\/p>\n

\u2022 1143 GMT (7:43 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew departs Cosmonaut Hotel<\/p>\n

\u2022 1158 GMT (7:58 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Batteries installed in Soyuz booster<\/p>\n

\u2022 1228 GMT (8:28 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew arrives at Site 254 for medical checks and suit-up<\/p>\n

\u2022 1243 GMT (8:43 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Tanking of Soyuz rocket begins<\/p>\n

\u2022 1513 GMT (11:13 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew dons Sokol launch and entry suits<\/p>\n

\u2022 1538 GMT (11:38 a.m. EDT) \u2014 Booster loaded with liquid oxygen<\/p>\n

\u2022 1613 GMT (12:13 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew greets family through glass wall<\/p>\n

\u2022 1638 GMT (12:38 p.m. EDT) \u2014 First and second stages full of LOX<\/p>\n

\u2022 1643 GMT (12:43 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew walks out at Site 254<\/p>\n

\u2022 1648 GMT (12:48 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew departs for Site 1 launch pad<\/p>\n

\u2022 1708 GMT (1:08 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew arrives at Site 1 launch pad<\/p>\n

\u2022 1718 GMT (1:18 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Crew begins boarding Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft<\/p>\n

\u2022 1808 GMT (2:08 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Soyuz TMA-16M descent module hardware tested<\/p>\n

\u2022 1823 GMT (2:23 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Hatch closed to Soyuz TMA-16M capsule; leak checks begin<\/p>\n

\u2022 1843 GMT (2:43 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Launch vehicle control system prep; gyro activation<\/p>\n

\u2022 1858 GMT (2:58 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Launch pad service structure lowered<\/p>\n

\u2022 1906 GMT (3:06 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Sokol spacesuit leak checks; descent module testing complete<\/p>\n

\u2022 1909 GMT (3:09 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Soyuz launch abort system armed<\/p>\n

\u2022 1928 GMT (3:28 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Sokol spacesuit leak checks complete; abort system to auto<\/p>\n

\u2022 1933 GMT (3:33 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Gyros ready for flight; flight recorders activated<\/p>\n

\u2022 1936 GMT (3:36 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Pre-launch operations complete<\/p>\n

\u2022 1937 GMT (3:37 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Launch countdown operations to auto; vehicle ready<\/p>\n

\u2022 1938 GMT (3:38 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Flight controls activated; helmet visors closed; launch key inserted<\/p>\n

\u2022 1939 GMT (3:39 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Engine combustion chambers purged with nitrogen<\/p>\n

\u2022 1940 GMT (3:40 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Propellant drainback<\/p>\n

\u2022 1940:12 GMT (3:40:12 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Booster propellant tanks pressurized<\/p>\n

\u2022 1941:27 GMT (3:41:27 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Ground propellant feed terminated<\/p>\n

\u2022 1941:57 GMT (3:41:57 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Vehicle to internal power<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:22 GMT (3:42:22 p.m. EDT) \u2014 First umbilical tower retracted<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:42 GMT (3:42:42 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Second umbilical tower retracted<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:45 GMT (3:42:45 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Launch command issued<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:47 GMT (3:42:47 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Engine turbopumps at flight speed<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:52 GMT (3:42:52 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Engines at maximum thrust<\/p>\n

\u2022 1942:57 GMT (3:42:57 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Liftoff<\/p>\n

\u2022 1951:42 GMT (3:51:42 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Soyuz TMA-16M orbital insertion; antennas deployed<\/p>\n

\u2022 2327 GMT (7:27 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Automated rendezvous sequence begins<\/p>\n

\u2022 0111:28 GMT (9:11:28 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Flyaround of ISS begins to align with Poise docking port<\/p>\n

\u2022 0121:16 GMT (9:21:16 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Station-keeping begins<\/p>\n

\u2022 0125 GMT (9:25 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft begins final approach<\/p>\n

\u2022 0136:06 GMT (9:36:06 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft docks with Poise module<\/p>\n

\u2022 0149 GMT (9:49 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Hooks closed to create firm seal between ISS and Soyuz<\/p>\n

\u2022 0315 GMT (11:15 p.m. EDT) \u2014 Hatches opened; crew greetings; VIP calls; safety briefing<\/p>\n

Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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