Author Topic: FAILURE: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-10 - October 11, 2018 - Baikonur (UPDATES) (Read 206618 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #280 on:** 10/11/2018 03:56 pm »

Kenny Todd, ISS Operations Integration Manager and Reid Wiseman, Deputy Chief Astronaut.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #281 on:** 10/11/2018 03:58 pm »

NASA news conference starting shortly.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #282 on:** 10/11/2018 04:06 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050416359564345345

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050417017637883904

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #283 on:** 10/11/2018 04:08 pm »

Kenny Todd, International Space Station Operations Integration Manager:
"We've got runway in front of us..."

Examining what the plan forward is with the pending USA EVAs.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #284 on:** 10/11/2018 04:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050417403278974977

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050417566894583809

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #285 on:** 10/11/2018 04:09 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1050418030377922560

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #286 on:** 10/11/2018 04:14 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050418999027163136

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #287 on:** 10/11/2018 04:15 pm »

Kenny Todd: NASA will conduct a parallel investigation, with input from the Russian investigation to be of "paramount" importance in conducting a NASA FRR on a Soyuz RTF.

Reid Wiseman, Deputy Chief Astronaut: Abort was automatically triggered.

Later in Q&A, he describes the abort process.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #288 on:** 10/11/2018 04:17 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050419555971944450

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050419770812555265

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050420027311120384

centaurinasa · « **Reply #289 on:** 10/11/2018 04:18 pm »

Question about "decrewing" ISS....

centaurinasa · « **Reply #290 on:** 10/11/2018 04:18 pm »

Always "prepare for" ….

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #291 on:** 10/11/2018 04:20 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050420568963477505

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #292 on:** 10/11/2018 04:21 pm »

Q&A: What happens to Nick Hague's NASA career/future flights?
No promises made, but Kenny Todd praises his career thus far.

What about de-crewing ISS?
Kenny Todd: That is always a contingency. If systems continue to operate, and because of redundancies, it could operate without a crew for "significant time." No specific length of time given.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #293 on:** 10/11/2018 04:22 pm »

Wiseman: "Soyuz is a robust and reliable machine..."

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #294 on:** 10/11/2018 04:22 pm »

https://twitter.com/DutraWeather/status/1050420698643136512

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #295 on:** 10/11/2018 04:22 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050421295672741889

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #296 on:** 10/11/2018 04:24 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050421610270752768

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #297 on:** 10/11/2018 04:28 pm »

Q: Would a Soyuz RTF be done without a NASA astronaut?

Kenny Todd, paraphrasing: No. That's not what the partnership is about.

Q: How long will the investigation(s) take? Does NASA have to pay for this launch?

Kenny Todd: Depends on the circumstances, giving no estimate. Assures (again) that he's sure the Russians will investigate thoroughly.

Defers answer on payment, unsure of particulars.

Q about "go fever."

Kenny Todd responds about watching for and fighting "go fever." If someone is not comfortable with the process: "There are dissension paths."

Q&A about CCP's role in maintaining/recovering full functionality of ISS.

Q follow-up on approx. 34-minute abort timeline, where are the astronauts now and what are they doing?

Reid Wiseman: Notification of anomaly to abort initiation less than 1 second, accompanied by G-force of capsule separation, followed by free-fall. Russian mission control instructed crew to initiate ballistic re-entry, which they did. Commented about SAR response during descent and after touch-down.
Astronauts (astronaut and cosmonaut?) are with their families and under medical observation.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #298 on:** 10/11/2018 04:36 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050423063655768065

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #299 on:** 10/11/2018 04:36 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1050423979561824256