Maybe a stupid question:Are they actually inside Soyuz for relocating it or does that work remotely?
Do you know the exact time of undocking?
Also, this is the first Soyuz relocation involving an occupied space station
A couple of historical notes here:I believe that this is the first -R docking in LEO, ever.Also, this is the first Soyuz relocation involving an occupied space station.
I believe that this is the first -R docking in LEO, ever.
"-R" the radial vector from Earth to the station - minus symbolising the direction facing down. Not sure if any of the Mir berths qualified for this, don't have time to check.
Quote from: cd-slam on 01/21/2010 03:11 pm"-R" the radial vector from Earth to the station - minus symbolising the direction facing down. Not sure if any of the Mir berths qualified for this, don't have time to check.Then it wasn't an -R docking, because the space station aft end was pointed towards the Earth during the relocation.
Quote from: Danderman on 01/21/2010 02:39 pmAlso, this is the first Soyuz relocation involving an occupied space stationNot the first.
Quote from: anik on 01/21/2010 02:50 pmQuote from: Danderman on 01/21/2010 02:39 pmAlso, this is the first Soyuz relocation involving an occupied space stationNot the first.OK, what other time was a Soyuz relocation performed with an occupied space station?
A couple of historical notes here:I believe that this is the first -R docking in LEO, ever.
Some photos of the relocation are now up in the Expedition 22 Image Gallery (pages 37 - 38).www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-22/ndxpage37.htmlThe photo below is especially nice - ISS viewed from TMA-16! Note the recently relocated ESP-3 at it’s new location on the lower S3 Truss.Hi-res: www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-22/hires/iss022e033320.jpg