IAC 2008: AUDIO - Energia deputy designer general talks Soyuz - TM?

Click here to listen to S P Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia first deputy designer general Evgeny Mikrin talk about the forthcoming Soyuz and Progress control system upgrades and follow his speech through this photo above (SW is an abbreviation for software) and the images of his slides in the extended portion of this blog post

While the upgraded Progress M cargo vehicle is now called the Progress M-01M with a first flight this November the new name for the Soyuz spacecraft is yet to be decided but it is likely to change from TMA. Perhaps TMB?

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