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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: jacqmans on 03/07/2014 05:36 am
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March 6, 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY M14-038
NASA Television Set to Cover March Soyuz Landing Operations
Three crew members aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end almost six months on the orbiting laboratory on March 10, and NASA Television will provide complete coverage.
Expedition 38 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA will undock their Soyuz spacecraft from the station on March 10 at 8:02 p.m. EDT, heading for a landing in Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan at 11:24 p.m. (9:24 a.m. on March 11 local time in Dzhezkazgan). The crew's return will wrap up 166 days in space since launching from Kazakhstan on Sept. 26, 2013.
At the time of undocking, Expedition 39 will begin formally aboard the station under the command of Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the first Japanese commander of the complex. Wakata and his crewmates, NASA Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio and Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, will operate the station as a three-person crew for two weeks until the arrival of three new crew members, U.S. astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, who are scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan March 25, U.S. time.
NASA Television coverage will begin on Sunday morning, March 9, with the change of command ceremony in which Kotov will turn over command of station operations to Wakata, and it will continue March 10 and 11 with Expedition 38 landing and post-landing activities. All following times are in EDT.
Sunday, March 9:
4:55 a.m. Expedition 38/39 change of command ceremony
Monday, March 10:
4:30 p.m. Farewells and hatch closure (hatch closure scheduled at 4:45 p.m.)
7:45 p.m. Undocking (undocking scheduled at 8:02 p.m.)
10:15 p.m. Landing (landing scheduled at 11:24 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 11:
1:30 a.m. - Video File of Hatch Closure, Undocking and Landing Activities
2 p.m. Video File of Post-Landing Activities and Interview with Michael Hopkins in Kazakhstan
For more information on the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For b-roll and other media resources, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews
For the NASA Television schedule and coordinate, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
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The landing will be possibly delayed due to poor weather at the launch site.
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A Russian MI-8 helicopter is seen at the Karaganda Airport shortly after poor weather forced the fleet of 12 helicopters to turn around from their flight to Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan where they were to have pre-staged for the landing of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft March 10, 2014, Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Russian space officials and members of the search and recovery forces are currently meeting to discuss the current weather. Expedition 38 Commander Oleg Kotov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, and Flight Engineers Mike Hopkins of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, are scheduled to land early Tuesday morning near the town of Zhezkazgan.
Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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The landing will be possibly delayed due to poor weather at the launch site.
Interesting!
Is the delay potentially orbits (later in the morning) or days?
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Is the delay potentially orbits (later in the morning) or days?
One day, at 04:13 UTC on March 12th.
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Is the delay potentially orbits (later in the morning) or days?
One day, at 04:13 UTC on March 12th.
Copy that! Thanks.
Let's keep a close eye on the decision. When is that expected?
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When is that expected?
It is already made.
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Oh, thanks!
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Per NASA, the landing is proceeding as originally scheduled for today. Hatch closing coming up on NASA TV.
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WATCH LIVE TODAY: The Flight of SSEP M3b Falcon II and M4 Orion Return to Earth, March 10, 2014
http://ssep.ncesse.org/2014/03/watch-live-today-the-flight-of-ssep-m3b-falcon-ii-and-m4-orion-return-to-earth-march-10-2014/
Today, astronauts Michael Hopkins (USA), Oleg Kotov (Russia), and Sergey Ryazanskiy (Russia), return to Earth on Soyuz 36S (Soyuz TMA-10M) along with the Falcon II payload of 12 SSEP Mission 3b experiments and the Orion payload of 11 SSEP Mission 4 experiments. Milestone events are being covered live on NASA TV. Below is the NASATV schedule. If you wish you can watch live right here at the SSEP website.
WATCH LIVE RIGHT HERE ON THE NASA TV PORTAL BELOW
March 10, Monday
4:30 p.m. ISS Expedition 38 Farewells and Hatch Closure Coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 4:45 p.m. ET) JSC (All Channels)
7:45 p.m. ISS Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Undocking Coverage (undocking scheduled at 8:02 p.m. ET) JSC (All Channels)
10:15 p.m. ISS Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Deorbit Burn and Landing Coverage (Deorbit burn scheduled at 10:30 p.m. ET; landing near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan scheduled at 11:24 p.m. ET) JSC via Kazakhstan (All Channels)
NASA TV http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#.Ux37dCjn1sQ
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S., and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with NanoRacks LLC, working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory. SSEP is the first pre-college STEM education program that is both a U.S. national initiative and implemented as an on-orbit commercial space venture.
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and Subaru of America, Inc., are National Partners on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.
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CAPCOM just confirmed to the crew un-dock will occur on schedule per the timeline.
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NASA says on Facebook that the hatches closed an hour ago - is that true or just a scheduled post?
https://www.facebook.com/NASA/posts/622910541112176?stream_ref=1
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Expedition 38 - Farewells and Hatch Closure
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8768
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NASA says on Facebook that the hatches closed an hour ago - is that true or just a scheduled post?
It happened as NASA described, as shown in a downlinked replay on NASA TV (as John44 has posted).
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CAPCOM just confirmed to the crew un-dock will occur on schedule per the timeline.
Interesting! So that sounds like the Russians delayed, but then decided to reserve the decision later. Cool....less than three hours to undocking.
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Moved for live coverage.
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I take it the clocks changed in the US recently? ;D
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I take it the clocks changed in the US recently? ;D
Yup...we're on DST now.
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Blimey, that nearly caught me out! ;)
Five mins to undocking.
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Undocking command sent.
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Physical separation.
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Two minutes past the hour for departure.
Sep burn coming up.
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There's the sep burn. Really noticeable!
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"Bye bye Station" :)
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And out of Ku for 10 mins.
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Two hours to the deorbit burn.
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Cameras tracking. Epic views.
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There they are!
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Found it.....
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Little thruster firings visible.
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Heading out....
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Over the Central Pacific....
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Nice touch from PAO. Showing us the lady getting us these views....
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This has to be the longest they've had a tally on the Soyuz post departure.
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Almost our of view now. Heading for Chile and Argentina.
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Heading into a sunset.
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And just like that, it's nightime! ;D
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Back at 9:15pm Central for the deorbit burn 30 mins later.
And don't get caught out like me. The Americanos have moved their clocks, so -1 hour from GMT if you're a Jonny Foreigner like me! ;D
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Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Undocking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8769
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4 min by my clock
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14 mins to the deorbit burn.
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14 mins to the deorbit burn.
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Soyuz is currently 11 kms from the ISS.
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Rather snowy at the landing site.
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And there's the traditional "don't panic" reference for the expected LOS during entry.
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Accelerometer is classed as "jumpy" by the crew.
Deorbit burn in 60 seconds.
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VV Officer in JSC ISS FCR confirms deorbit burn has begun.
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I think these clocks are correct, FYI.
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Five minute burn. Nominal so far.
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Landing clock already on....
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in deorbit burn
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Deorbit burn complete and successful. They are now heading home!
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Module sep coming up next.
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And that's 20 mins away.
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Aprox 13 min till..
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see waves in the background.
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Four mins to module sep.
Comms now becoming ratty, as expected.
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Expedition 38 Hatch Closure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKICuB5OdnA
Expedition 38 Undocks from Station's Poisk Module
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpPhTz__4A
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VVO officer...and then a wider shot showing friends and family waving at the camera! ;D
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60 seconds to module sep.
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And there's confirmation of sep!
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focus on the left screen
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Rob Navias is there again.
Says the weather is awful. Crew will be immediately transferred to the choppers.
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PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT!
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Waiting for confirmation the chutes have deployed.
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10 mins to landing. Still waiting for chute deployment confirmation.
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Three mins to landing. Crew are in communication with the recovery forces.
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Landed...finally confirmed :)
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ЕСТЬ ПОСАДКА!
Touchdown!
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Landing confirmed! Welcome home!
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touchdown
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Live video from the landing site
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Soyuz is over there, somewhere!
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Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/03/soyuz-tma-10m-returns-trio-earth
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24 minutes past the hour for touchdown.
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Are those rocks?
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Are those rocks?
Trees? Haystacks? Shepherds' huts?
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Goodness knows what they are! Never seen that before at a landing site.
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Goodness knows what they are! Never seen that before at a landing site.
small village?
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They are still driving about so presumably haven't found them yet.
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Apparently they landed behind the structures. Crew are OK.
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And the crew are out!
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Oleg isn't bothered. He's used to it! ;D
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Right, I'm outta here.......with this nice capture:
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Are those rocks?
This is the old cemetery :-\ ...
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Are those rocks?
This is the old cemetery :-\ ...
Whoops. Clearly missed by a distance as I couldn't see them in the views near the crew.
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Descent Module :)
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Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Landing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8770
Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Landing Replay
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8771
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March 10, 2014
RELEASE 14-072
Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth Monday after 166 days in space, during which they made 2,656 orbits around the planet and traveled almost 70.5 million miles
Expedition 38 crew members Michael Hopkins of NASA, and Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, at about 11:24 p.m. EDT (9:24 a.m., March 11, in Dzhezkazgan).
During Expedition 38, the crew members participated in a variety of research, including protein crystal growth studies and biological studies of plant seedling growth to technology demonstrations that are helping to improve our understanding of how liquid moves in microgravity. They conducted student experiments that observed celestial events in space. One of several key research focus areas during Expedition 38 was human health management for long duration space travel, as NASA and Roscosmos prepare for two crew members to spend one year aboard the space station in 2015.
During their time aboard the orbiting laboratory, the three men were there to welcome three visiting cargo spacecraft. Two Russian Progress crafts docked to the station, bringing tons of supplies. In January, Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Cygnus spacecraft loaded with cargo and experiments flew to the space station as part of the Orbital-1 cargo resupply mission. This was the company's first of at least eight cargo delivery flights through 2016 to the station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.
Kotov, Ryazanskiy and Hopkins were on hand as Mastracchio, Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency arrived on Nov. 7, 2013, bearing the Olympic torch used to light the Olympic flame at Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, which marked the start of the 2014 Winter Games in February.
Hopkins and fellow Expedition 38 NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio ventured outside the confines of the space station during two spacewalks in December to replace a suspect ammonia pump that is part of the station's equipment cooling system. On the Russian side, Kotov and Ryazanskiy conducted three spacewalks. The first trip outside was to install and replace experiments and hardware attached to the exterior of the Russian segment and display the Olympic torch. The other two walks were to install a pair of cameras on the hull of the station's Zvezda Service Module that are part of a Canadian commercial endeavor with Roscosmos designed to downlink Earth-observation imagery to Internet-based subscribers.
Hopkins, who is a life-long enthusiast of exercise and weight training, participated last month with four fitness professionals and athletes in a Google+ Hangout from space where the astronaut discussed the importance of exercise in a weightless environment. He demonstrated one of the many pieces of fitness equipment aboard the station that crew use during their daily 2-hour workouts.
The space station is more than a scientific research platform. It also serves as a test bed for technology demonstrations. During the past several months, the Expedition 38 crew members used the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) for a number of investigations. These included demonstrating and testing techniques related to micro electromagnetic formation flight and wireless inductive power transfer; examining how liquids move around inside containers in microgravity, which affects computer simulations of liquid rocket fuel behavior and increases the safety and efficiency of future rockets; and demonstrating and testing enhanced technologies and techniques related to visual inspection and navigation. The crew members helped launch several miniature satellites, referred to as CubeSats, from the Japanese Experiment module. CubeSats are testing technologies ranging from Earth observation to smartphone technology to satellite attitude control in affordable small satellites that are within reach of most universities and even high- and middle- school students.
Ryazanskiy, Kotov and Hopkins also we aboard the orbital outpost when the Obama Administration announced in January NASA planned to extend the operational life of the International Space Station until at least 2024.
Hopkins and Ryazanskiy each now have 166 days in space after completing their first missions in space. Kotov now has spent 526 days in space on three flights.
Expedition 39 now is operating aboard the station. Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is in command of the orbiting laboratory. He is the first Japanese astronaut to hold this position. Wakata and his crewmates, Flight Engineers Mastracchio and Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, will tend to the station as a three-person crew until the arrival in two weeks of three new crewmates: NASA astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev are scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan March 25.
For more information on the International Space Station and its crews, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For video and other media resources, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews
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Expedition 38 Soyuz TMA-10M Landing (201403110011HQ)
Photographers document the Russian Sokol suit worn by Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Mike Hopkins of NASA after he and Commander Oleg Kotov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and, Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, landed in their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy returned to Earth after five and a half months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 37 and 38 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Welcome home to the crew from the peaceful cooperation in space to the less than here on Earth... :( Thanks for the coverage NSF! :)
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Right, I'm outta here.......with this nice capture:
Thanks for the coverage
Glad they're back safe and sound
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Touchdown. Screenshot.
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Nice screenshot. Thanks for posting that. How far were they from the graves? Are there many in the landing target area? Any Russian superstitions about landing in or near graveyards? First time this has ever happened? Just curious. Not trying to stir up a controversy.
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Expedition 38/Soyuz TMA-10M Landing and Post-Landing Activities
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8772
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As always, the NASA Gulfstream III "N992NA/NASA2" is on its way back to the US carrying Mike Hopkins home. It is flying from Kazakhstan > Glasgow, Scotland > Bangor, Maine > Houston, Texas.
It is currently just about to cross into US airspace near Maine. Track it here: http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA2
Here's a nice picture of it landing in Glasgow earlier today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90176258@N02/13087171463/sizes/l/
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March 14, 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY M14-049
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins Available for Satellite Media Interviews
NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, who returned to Earth March 10 after 166 days aboard the International Space Station, will be available for live satellite media interviews from 7-8 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 20.
Hopkins began his extended stay in space after launching to the station Sept. 25, 2013. During his time aboard the ISS, Hopkins and his crewmates spent hundreds of hours conducting valuable scientific research in areas such as human physiology, medicine, physical science, Earth science and astrophysics.
To participate in the interviews, reporters should contact Karen Svetaka at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-8684 no later than 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.
The interviews will be conducted via NASA TV's Media Channel, NTV-3. Technical details are online at:
http://go.nasa.gov/1iK8Dqn
Hopkins grew up on a farm outside Richland, Mo., and went on to earn a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
A lifelong fitness enthusiast, Hopkins took the opportunity during his mission to share his passion for fitness, sharing several of his in-orbit workouts by video. He also participated in a Google+ Hangout with several elite athletes to highlight the importance of physical exercise and the unique challenges of staying fit in space.
This was the first spaceflight for Hopkins, who now has logged nearly 13 hours of spacewalking time outside the orbital complex.
Follow Hopkins on Twitter at:
http://www.twitter.com/AstroIllini
Hopkins' biography is available at:
http://go.nasa.gov/1dHNytA
For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For more information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station