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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: Artyom. on 08/13/2013 09:57 am
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According to NK forum (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic13425/message1110731/#message1110731), the undocking scheduled at 23:37 UTC on September 10 and the landing at 02:59 UTC on September 11!
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Soyuz TMA-08M Landing Events
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MEDIA ADVISORY M13-141
Soyuz Landing Coverage Set for NASA Television
NASA Television will provide live coverage Tuesday, Sept. 10, as three of the crew members on the International Space Station return home, ending more than five months in space.
Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy will undock their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft from the station 7:37 p.m. EDT Sept. 10. They are scheduled to land on the steppe of Kazakhstan southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 10:58 p.m. (8:58 a.m. Kazakh time Sept. 11). Their return will wrap up 166 days in space. They launched from Kazakhstan on March 29.
Undocking marks the formal start of Expedition 37 aboard the station under the command of Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos. Yurchikhin and his crewmates, Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg of NASA and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, will tend to the station as a three-person crew for two weeks until the arrival of three new crewmates. NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy are scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan Sept. 25, U.S. time.
NASA Television coverage will begin Sept. 9 with the change of command ceremony, in which Vinogradov will turn over the reins of station operation to Yurchikhin. Coverage will continue Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 with Expedition 36 landing and post-landing activities.
For the full schedule of landing coverage, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews
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The MCC-M landing diagram for this mission (On Russian)
http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/sojuztma_08m/shema_spusk.htm (http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/sojuztma_08m/shema_spusk.htm)
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Expedition 36 - Farewells and Hatch Closure
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8477
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Moved for live coverage!
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Looking forward to a safe landing but not-- hours of static on the Russian audio feed, endless requests for updates from Moscow, those high quality Russian graphics, etc. I will count how many times the helicopters are called MI-8s--they are actually MI-17s :D
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Everyone keep an eye on the opening coverage as I'm busy with the article for a while yet.
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The ISS FD has polled the USOS segment and is GO for undocking.
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Come on guys, don't leave it to someone else.
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She just called the helicopters MI-8s.
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15 mins to undocking.
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photo
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Under 10 mins to go. We're just getting that above view on NASA TV.
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Oh and the Commodore Amiga graphics ;)
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No KU, that's why.
Four mins to go.
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Three minutes to undocking.
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Sending the commands to the hooks and latches.
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Physical separation. Undocking confirmed.
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Undocking
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Rising up, as opposed to moving away at the moment.
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That was a good 60 seconds of just rising up across the station, really impressive. Sep burn and now moving away.
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Really moving away now. There's ATV!
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not empty
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Their distance rate hasn't moved from 0.004 km. Wonder if that's a problem.
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"All the indicators are not working" I believe they said.
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Ran into problems....shutting down lights etc.
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Well they don't seem too bothered about it, so clearly not a big problem.
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9:05pm Central for the deorbit burn.
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View from the ISS
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Ah, there they are....
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Crew sound in good spirits.
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Nice shot of Soyuz.
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Soyuz over the ocean
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Over a cloudless ocean.
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Coverage ending until 8:45 pm CDT.
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Landing coverage about to start...
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18 minutes to de-orbit burn.
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Article for the return by myself and Pete:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/09/soyuz-tma-08m-expedition-36-earth/
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Heading home.
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They just said the deorbit burn will be in a minute or so.
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Deorbit burn has now begun.
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I heard the same thing. The burn started at 1005 eastern and that was 4 minutes ago
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Did Rob Navias pull the warm weather on the ground landing gig? 8)
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Burn complete
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Deorbit burn complete, performance nominal
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And everyone remember, they can go through a long LOS during these entries.
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About 40 min to landing. 20 min to reentry
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They're preparing to close their helmets.
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Six minutes to separation. Crew has reviewed separation failure procedures. Helmet visors are being closed.
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Five minutes until separation and everything is fine onboard.
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Three minutes to separation. Everything nominal.
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One minute until separation.
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Sep on telemetry, but LOS on comms.
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and the endless calls for updates from Moscow...
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Just over 20 mins to landing.
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Live images! .....Oh ;)
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I'm going to wake up in a cold sweat later, convinced someone is saying "Chris, transmission out of Moscow, can you hear us? Please report!" ;D
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Coming up on drogue parachute deploy.
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Still LOS, but that looks like the drogue is deployed.
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There's the beeping and some ratty comms.
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Comms reestablished. All is well.
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video on the chute
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Thar she blows!
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ground vehicles are obviously in place
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:)
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moving along fast...
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Heat shield jettison.
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Coming safely back on mains.
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Soyuz still beeping away.
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Six minutes to go.
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What's the morse?
Been a while since I heard any, but it sounds like: IN IN IN IN.
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Two minutes.
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sounds like Rob Navias weather
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One minute.
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"Yest' posadka" :) !
Touchdown!
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landed just behind a hill
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Helicopters gathering
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Touchdown!
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Touchdown! Welcome home Exp 36! Well done and congrats to all teams!
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down
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ISS crew say they want to stay awake until the crew are out.
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hmpft.. according to an earlier thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=6531.625;wap2
Morse code: “AN” (dot, dash, dash, dot) broadcast on VHF 121.5 during descent.
Sounded more like IN to me.
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confirmed, Rob Navias works on his tan again
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Article updated.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/09/soyuz-tma-08m-expedition-36-earth/
Many thanks to those who joined in with coverage, which was a real help!
I'm pooped and have to be up again in....yikes, not many hours time! So if you could all post some shots of crew extraction, it'll be appreciated! :)
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:)
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vehicle is on it's side
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Crew extraction is underway. Video is only from control room screen. One crewmember already out
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video of a low quality wall display video--lovely
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:)
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quick
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someone flipped the magical switch!
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Rob Navias is reporting from the landing site as only he can.
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Pavel Vinogradov and Chris Cassidy
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Pavel looks happy
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Pavel :)
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:)
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replay video
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All three crew now out of capsule.
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And Sasha ...
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and Chris who was second out.
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Crew now being transferred to medical tent for suit removal and further tests. This is expected to take around two hours.
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The medical tent and some of the recovery equipment.
It will probably be a while before we see much else happen. I'm off for now.
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Expedition 36 - Soyuz TMA-08M Undocking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8478
Expedition 36 - Soyuz TMA-08M Landing Replays
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8480
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RELEASE 13-281
Space Station Crew Lands, Wrapping Up 166 Days in Space
Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA and Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency have returned to Earth from the International Space Station, landing safely in Kazakhstan at 10:58 p.m. EDT Tuesday (8:58 a.m. Sept. 11 Kazakh time).
Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin, who launched to the station March 29, spent 166 days in space. They completed 2,656 orbits of Earth and traveled more than 70 million miles. Vinogradov conducted one spacewalk, bringing his career total to seven spacewalks with an accumulated time of 38 hours, 25 minutes. Misurkin conducted three spacewalks for a total of 20 hours, 1 minute. Cassidy conducted three spacewalks, bringing his career total to six with an accumulated time of 31 hours, 14 minutes.
During their time aboard the orbiting laboratory, the crew members saw the arrival of the European ATV-4cargo spacecraft, the Japanese HTV-4 cargo spacecraft and two Russian Progress resupply spacecraft. The trio also worked on hundreds of research experiments and science investigations that will have benefits for future human spaceflight and life on Earth.
Vinogradov now has logged 547 days in space on three spaceflights. This puts him 10th on the all-time endurance list. Cassidy has accumulated 182 days in space on his two spaceflights. This was Misurkin's first flight, for a total of 166 days.
For information on the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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September 11, 2013
The mission of Soyuz TMA-08M is completed.
The crew of P. Vinogradov, А. Misurkin and C. Cassidy are back on the Earth!
At 06:58:30, Moscow Time, the descent vehicle of Soyuz TMA-08M manned transport spacecraft landed in its designated landing area 146 kilometers to the South-East of Jezkazgan in the Republic of Kazakstan. All operations relating to the descent, search and landing of the descent vehicle went normally.
Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov, Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy have completed their mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under the program of Expedition ISS-35/36.
At the Mission Control Center near Moscow (MCC-M), the operations in support of the Soyuz TMA-08M de-orbiting maneuvers and re-entry, the search for the landed descent vehicle and evacuation of the crew from it were performed under the supervision of the State Commission for flight tests of manned space systems (chaired by O.P. Frolov), and Technical Manager for flight tests of manned space systems (Manager - General Designer, V.A. Lopota).
During re-entry the flight was controlled by the Lead Operations Control Team (Flight Director is the First deputy general designer of RSC Energia V.A. Soloviev) working at MCC-M in cooperation with the specialists of the Air and Space Search and Rescue, other Russian organizations and services, as well as the US Mission Control Center in Houston.
The final descent and landing operations of the spacecraft were witnessed by representatives of Roskosmos and foreign space agencies, Russian companies and organizations involved in the ISS program who were present at MCC-M.
Currently continuing their work onboard the ISS until the next Russian manned spacecraft arrives is the ISS-37 crew consisting of: Russian cosmonaut F. Yurchikhin , NASA astronaut K. Nyberg and ESA astronaut L. Parmitano.
After the crew evacuation from the descent vehicle of the Soyuz TMA-08M, a press conference was held at MCC-M for Russian and foreign mass media.
For information
1.RSC Energia is the prime manned space flight organization in the Russian rocket and space industry, responsible for the development of the ISS Russian Segment, its integration into the Space Station and its operation, including development and operation of the principal modules of the Segment (Zvezda, Pirs, Poisk, Rassvet, Nauka etc.), manufacturing, launch and operation of Soyuz TMA and Progress M spacecraft.
2.The duration of the space flight of P.Vinogradov, А. Misurkin and C.Cassidy was more than 166 days.
3.During the space mission the ISS-36 crew received two Russian Progress cargo vehicles, Soyuz ТМА-09М manned transport spacecraft, European automated transfer vehicle ATV-4 "Albert Einstein", Japanese transfer vehicle HTV-4 "Kounotori", performed the planned scientific and applied research program.
http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss35/photo_09-11.html
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The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft with Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA aboard, is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy returned to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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http://www.federalspace.ru/19793/
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Expedition 36 Trio Says Farewell, Closes Hatches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCyNWhimvZE
Expedition 36 Trio Leaves Station, Heads Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBP7BSEsQWM
Touchdown of Expedition 36 Crew Back on Earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWkQ7Cjx9Ww
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Live images! .....Oh ;)
Was this really an actual picture from yesterday?? I have never seen anything capture a craft during re entry and if this is real why did they never get these of the Space Shuttle?
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Live images! .....Oh ;)
Was this really an actual picture from yesterday?? I have never seen anything capture a craft during re entry and if this is real why did they never get these of the Space Shuttle?
That's from an animation. Chris was joking.
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One minute.
What will be the altitude at 1 min to touch down? :)
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft with Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA aboard, is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy returned to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
That fireball was so awesome but kinda scary. What will be the temperature like?
Thanks for all the info, cheers!
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As usual, NASA JSC's Gulfstream III jet "N992NA", AKA "NASA992", AKA "NASA2", is currently en-route back to the US carrying Chris Cassidy back home.
The jet is currently on its way to a refuelling stop in Bangor, Maine, USA, before flying on to Ellington Field near JSC in Houston. It recently lifted off from Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in Scotland, UK, having flown there from Kazakhstan earlier today.
Track the flight on FlightAware here:
http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA2
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The cosmonauts are back in Star City.
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2140
Here some pictures of the touchdown.
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2138
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Expedition 36 - Soyuz TMA-08M Landing and Post-Landing Activities
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8483
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'Balancing' the One-Year Mission Risks
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/balancing-mission-risks.html
To that end, investigators from the Human Research Program and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Biomedical Problems are conducting a series of pilot field tests. The first of these tests occurred on Sept. 11 when three astronauts returned to Earth after 166 days aboard the space station.
Astronauts performed up to three tasks during the pilot field test: sit-to-stand, which tests the ability of astronauts to exit the spacecraft from a seated position; recovery from a simulated fall; and a tandem heel-to-toe walk test, a test of dynamic balance control and the ability to walk without falling. Performing these activities after a rollercoaster ride might be difficult; after six months in space they are incredibly challenging.
Landing-site testing on crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA and Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency occurred inside a medical tent to accommodate crew member privacy.
“This pilot field test is a demonstration, a proof of concept,” says Charles. “We are going through the paces to see what’s possible so we can have the best full-up test possible in 2016 for the one-year mission return.”
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Looks like there was a problem during landing - crew didn't have sensor readings: http://lenta.ru/news/2013/09/13/problem/ (in Russian)
Since I watched the event live, I can attest that crew was asking MCC for sensor readings, so contrary to what article says sensors themselves apparently were fine (as MCC had TM during whole flight), but these readings for some reason were not displayed by the obroad computers.
Also if you were watching the whole event live and can understand Russian, you would notice that crew were using backup comm for some reason (there was a talk about that in the chatter).
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Russian Space Agency Explains ‘Blind Landing’ of ISS Crew
http://en.ria.ru/science/20130913/183415722/Russian-Space-Agency-Explains-Blind-Landing-of-ISS-Crew.html
“We lost almost all readings we needed to control after the separation [of the landing module],” Vinogradov said at a separate press conference.
“We basically had no readings at all,” he added, alleging that the problem could have been due to a malfunction.
The crew could not even tell their altitude from the spacecraft’s controls, though emergency services supplied some information by radio, Vinogradov said.
But Popovkin said all that was switched off was an information display, and the cosmonauts still had enough readings to tell the landing proceeded without malfunctions.
“Two dates simply overlapped in a program, and we had to turn off the [information] display so that [the readings] would not be patchy on the screen,” Popovkin said.
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Don't tell me this was a date display issue! because they started descent one day and actually landed in another? Sound like a silly display mistake. Which are, regrettably, verry common. First F-22 flying to Japan had to return because the computer couldn't handle passing changing the day backwards (because of the time zone).
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"all readings we needed to control "
Recall that 'kontrol' in Russian means 'monitor', NOT 'control' as in English.
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Report #M13-152
Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who returned to Earth Sept. 10 after more than five months on the International Space Station, will be available for media interviews from 2-3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 19.
To participate in the interviews, reporters must contact Gayle Frere at 281-483-5111 no later than 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. Interviews can be conducted by phone or Skype, or in person.
During his time aboard the space station, Cassidy, a native of Maine, worked on hundreds of research experiments and science investigations that will have benefits for future human spaceflight and life on Earth.
He also saw the arrival of the European ATV-4 cargo spacecraft, the Japanese HTV-4 cargo spacecraft and two Russian Progress resupply spacecraft.
Cassidy's launch to the space station in March was the first expedited trip in the 12-year history of the space station. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying him and his crewmates docked to the orbiting laboratory in just
six hours instead of the usual two days. The crew completed 2,656 orbits of Earth and traveled more than 70 million miles.
Cassidy is a Navy SEAL and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served in worldwide deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan before joining NASA in 2004. Cassidy previously flew in space
as a mission specialist aboard space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission in 2009. On that mission, Cassidy completed three spacewalks. The three additional spacewalks he performed during Expedition 36 brought
his career total to six with an accumulated time of 31 hours, 14 minutes.
Cassidy's biography is available at:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cassidy-cj.html
For more information about the International Space Station, its crews and research, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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The ISS-35/36 crew members were officially welcomed in Star City on October 11.
http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2192