While the early team spent our first day in Baikonur preparing for the spacecraft arrival, the main team personnel were hopping their transcontinental flights to join us. After a night in Moscow and an early wake-up to catch their flight, the main team arrived in Baikonur right on schedule. To welcome them, we held another safety and security briefing. The evening was completed with a meal and conversation. The atmosphere was relaxed, because, in the back of everyone’s mind, we knew that there was just one more day of “calm†before the Antonov would arrive and deliver the spacecraft.  Then it would be time for the real fun to begin!
