Astronauts Drink Tea in Moscow Before December Blast-Off 1 December 2010

Astronauts drink tea in Moscow before December blast-off 1 December 2010

member of the spy ring involved in a high-profile swap with the United States in the summer.

The tea-drinking ceremony at Roskosmos's office in central Moscow is a long-standing tradition, during which astronauts chat to Perminov and journalists.

The flight will be the first time in space for Kondratyev, 41, while Coleman has already taken part in two space missions and Nespoli has been in

space once. A Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Italian Nespoli, 53, towers over most astronauts at in October 2010. Three Russian and NASA astronauts 1.88 metres (six foot two), but still meets the height drank tea Wednesday with the head of the Russian requirements, the space agency chief said. space agency in Moscow as they prepared to blast off later this month to the International Space Station (ISS). "He just needs to get a haircut," Perminov joked.

Petite Coleman, 49, argued that she ought to be able to bring her son along, since she weighed 40 Three Russian and NASA astronauts drank tea kilograms (88 pounds) less than Nespoli. Wednesday with the head of the Russian space agency in Moscow as they prepared to blast off "My son asked me to find out whether he could fly later this month to the International Space Station with me to space, since he weighs 37 kilograms, (ISS). minus his space suit" she told Perminov, speaking in Russian. NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman, Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev and Paolo Nespoli Perminov turned down the suggestion, but said of the European Space Agency are to travel to Coleman's lower weight did allow her one perk. Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan on Friday and "You can now take more food on the flight," he blast off on December 15. promised.

Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov said Wednesday that the spacecraft had been thoroughly checked and that some components had been replaced.

The last launch at Baikonur in October was attended by convicted spy Anna Chapman, a

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