Author Topic: Soyuz TMA-07M undocking and landing - May 13/14, 2013 (Read 71890 times)

jacqmans · « **Reply #260 on:** 05/14/2013 08:39 pm »

Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield

First News Conference Since Returning to Earth

Longueuil, Quebec, May 14, 2013 — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Chris Hadfield will be answering questions from media representatives on May 16th live via videoconference from Houston.

Media present on site at the CSA headquarters will be able to ask their questions directly to Chris Hadfield. Media not present on site can send one question by email to [email protected] between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on May 16. Questions sent prior to 10 a.m. will not be considered. Please indicate your name, media affiliation, city and question. Due to time constraints, only a limited number of questions will be selected.

The media session will be webcast live over the CSA website.

Individual interviews: Please note that there is no more availability for individual interviews at this time. The Canadian Space Agency’s Media Relations office is currently responding to those requests that have already been received. New requests will be placed on a waiting list pending a better determination of the Astronaut’s schedule and availability.

When: May 16, 2013*

What time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. EDT*

What: Chris Hadfield’s first news conference

Who: Chris Hadfield, CSA Astronaut (live from Houston via video)

Where: Canadian Space Agency

6767, route de l'Aéroport,

Saint-Hubert, Quebec J3Y 8Y9

* The date and time of the event may change without advance notice.

Space Pete · « **Reply #261 on:** 05/14/2013 10:07 pm »

Hadfield now flying over Canada!

robertross · « **Reply #262 on:** 05/14/2013 10:43 pm »

Quote from: Space Pete on 05/14/2013 10:07 pm

Hadfield now flying over Canada!

Over ~~PEI~~ Anticosti island now, next will be NB.

Of course we have rain here, so no chance of seeing the plane regardless (too far away)

He'll be coming home to a hero's welcome one day soon.

Space Pete · « **Reply #263 on:** 05/15/2013 12:26 am »

NASA992 now on the ground in Bangor, Maine, but the flight on to Ellington has been delayed by 2 hours (which I suspect is a knock-on delay from the MI-8 helicopters in Kazakhstan that had mechanical issues, meaning more MI-8s had to be flown out in order to bring certain NASA personnel from the landing site to Karaganda, meaning NASA992 had to wait an additional 1.5 hours for those personnel to arrive before taking off).

robertross · « **Reply #264 on:** 05/15/2013 12:54 am »

Quote from: Space Pete on 05/15/2013 12:26 am

NASA992 now on the ground in Bangor, Maine, but the flight on to Ellington has been delayed by 2 hours (which I suspect is a knock-on delay from the MI-8 helicopters in Kazakhstan that had mechanical issues, meaning more MI-8s had to be flown out in order to bring certain NASA personnel from the landing site to Karaganda, meaning NASA992 had to wait an additional 1.5 hours for those personnel to arrive before taking off).

back in the air

Space Pete · « **Reply #265 on:** 05/15/2013 11:47 am »

And just to bring this to a close - NASA992 landed at Ellington at 11:10 PM CDT last night - a 1h 25m delay from the scheduled arrival time (funny how a 1.5hr helicopter delay on the other side of the world can impact the whole operation - shows how well planned everything is).

Welcome home Chris & Tom!

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #266 on:** 05/15/2013 01:25 pm »

Some of us were at Ellington for the landing. Video turned out surprisingly well, considering that it was in the dead of night!

Space Pete · « **Reply #267 on:** 05/15/2013 01:35 pm »

Quote from: nathan.moeller on 05/15/2013 01:25 pm

Some of us were at Ellington for the landing. Video turned out surprisingly well, considering that it was in the dead of night!

Great video Nate, thanks! Awesome little jet, considering it flew half way round the world in less than a day. Being a Brit, I find it amazing that astronauts who woke up on the ISS visit the UK briefly on their way back home.

And I really love the aircraft's NASA colour scheme - so simple, but so effective. Less is more!

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #268 on:** 05/15/2013 01:38 pm »

Quote from: Space Pete on 05/15/2013 01:35 pm

Great video Nate, thanks! Awesome little jet, considering it flew half way round the world in less than a day. Being a Brit, I find it amazing that astronauts who woke up on the ISS visit the UK briefly on their way back home.

And I really love the aircraft's NASA colour scheme - so simple, but so effective. Less is more!

I was pretty amazed to see how quickly they got back! I used to think the return time was two days, not one. It was neat going to Ellington, as we had a four-car convoy rolling up the road and pulling into the lot near the hangar. Felt very organized and official, even though it wasn't.

Space Pete · « **Reply #269 on:** 05/15/2013 03:16 pm »

Hadfield's brief visit to Scotland seems to have created a buzz amongst local media, even getting Tweets from Scottish politicians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22536830

Seems that wherever he goes he gets attention - we haven't had an astronaut who can do that for a long, long time.

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Edit:

Although this line is the above story is a bit dodgy:

"The commander, who built up a huge following tweeting from space, splashed down in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning."

Moe Grills · « **Reply #270 on:** 05/15/2013 08:35 pm »

Quote from: Space Pete on 05/14/2013 10:07 pm

Hadfield now flying over Canada!

I've heard of people taking up "train spotting" as a hobby, but you take the cake.

Oh...I hope there's no aircraft anomaly to report.

robertross · « **Reply #271 on:** 05/15/2013 10:55 pm »

Quote from: nathan.moeller on 05/15/2013 01:25 pm

Some of us were at Ellington for the landing. Video turned out surprisingly well, considering that it was in the dead of night!

Great stuff, thanks Nathan for covering that!

jacqmans · « **Reply #272 on:** 05/16/2013 05:50 am »

An update on Chris Hadfield’s health

by Raffi Kuyumjian, CSA’s Chief Medical Officer and Hadfield’s Flight Surgeon

Spaceflight is a good model for accelerated aging. Today Chris feels like he's an old man! He sometimes shuffles his feet when he walks, he is sore in his back, has difficulty walking around corners and sometimes hits the corners! He feels dizzy and finds it challenging to walk up or down stairs. His manual dexterity is a bit off.

Although he does not feel it, his hip and back bones are not as dense as before his flight since they lost calcium in weightlessness (astronauts typically lose 1% of bone density per month in 0G). This is similar but not as severe as the osteoporosis that affects the elderly, since Chris will likely recover most of that bone density loss in about a year. Scientists are using Chris as a subject for their science experiments in order to collect data to better understand these effects and how to treat them, which will be important for our aging population.

In spite of these expected readaptation challenges to his body, Chris is doing well. He is in great spirits and is looking forward to the "rejuvenation" process of returning to gravity over the next weeks and months!

Today: medical check, science data collection (blood pressure regulation, coordination, sense of orientation etc) to compare these results to those of pre-flight and in-flight levels, and finally, the first of daily 2-hr sessions of exercise and reconditioning.

robertross · « **Reply #273 on:** 05/16/2013 11:22 am »

Thanks for that update Jacques!

Overflow · « **Reply #274 on:** 05/16/2013 12:09 pm »

I hope Chris is okay soon.

Space Pete · « **Reply #275 on:** 05/16/2013 04:29 pm »

Quote from: Moe Grills on 05/15/2013 08:35 pm

I've heard of people taking up "train spotting" as a hobby, but you take the cake.

The journey home 'aint over 'till it's over.

jacqmans · « **Reply #276 on:** 05/16/2013 06:47 pm »

Second update on Chris Hadfield’s health

by Raffi Kuyumjian, CSA’s Chief Medical Officer and Hadfield’s Flight Surgeon

May 16, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. – Chris is already showing noticeable improvement in his walk and equilibrium since yesterday, but it usually takes about 3 weeks until we are confident a returning astronaut can return to driving. He will be driven to where he needs to be until then.

Today is a bit of a lighter day for Chris to help him recover from effects of gravity, as well as the jet-lag and the 24-hour flight to Houston from the landing site. He has a medical check, a 2-hour reconditioning session and short debrief meetings in addition to this morning's press conference. He needs the rest as tomorrow is a full day of science data collection, medical checks and reconditioning.

Lewis007 · « **Reply #277 on:** 05/17/2013 06:56 am »

Following his return from space, Romanenko participated in a centrifuge test, aimed to check his ability for a manual landing on mars after a spaceflight of half a year.

see:
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2022

Prober · « **Reply #278 on:** 05/17/2013 03:07 pm »

Quote from: Lewis007 on 05/17/2013 06:56 am

Following his return from space, Romanenko participated in a centrifuge test, aimed to check his ability for a manual landing on mars after a spaceflight of half a year.

see:
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2022

excellent person to do this test. Will a report be made available?

Lewis007 · « **Reply #279 on:** 05/18/2013 06:26 am »

Quote from: Prober on 05/17/2013 03:07 pm

Quote from: Lewis007 on 05/17/2013 06:56 am
Following his return from space, Romanenko participated in a centrifuge test, aimed to check his ability for a manual landing on mars after a spaceflight of half a year.

see:
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2022

excellent person to do this test. Will a report be made available?

Indeed, I've never seen a person in such a great condition after a long-duration spaceflight. He looked ready to go on another flight straight away.

Another test is planned for today: a simulated walk on the Martian surface (with spacesuit and all).

I guess we'll hear more about this in Romanenko's first preflight press conference. The same scenario was followed with the previous Russian crewmembers who returned from the ISS (Novitsky and Tarelkin).