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LIVE: Soyuz TMA-7 Un-dock/Return to Earth
by
Sergi Manstov
on 08 Apr, 2006 07:18
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The Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft with Valery Tokarev, William McArthur and Marcos Pontes will undock from aft end port of the Zvezda module approximately at 20:28 UTC and will land on Earth approximately at 23:48 UTC.
Live coverage throughout, with updates, images and video will be posted here.
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#1
by
John44
on 08 Apr, 2006 11:33
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#2
by
Thomas ESA
on 08 Apr, 2006 14:48
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Hope it all goes well!
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#3
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John44
on 08 Apr, 2006 17:47
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#4
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 18:59
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#5
by
Justin Space
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:17
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Nothing on NASA TV yet.
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#6
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DaveS
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:28
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Undocking coverage doesn't start until 3:30 pm EDT(19:30 UTC).
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#7
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:34
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#8
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:44
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Coverage has started. Crew are suited up inside the Soyuz decent module and performing checks.
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#9
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SimonShuttle
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:45
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There's two there? Which one are they coming down on?
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#10
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:46
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50 minutes until undocking.
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#11
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SimonShuttle
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:48
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SimonShuttle - 8/4/2006 2:45 PM
There's two there? Which one are they coming down on?
She just said on the TV feed
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#12
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DaveS
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:48
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The one docked to Zarya is Soyuz TMA-8, while the one docked to Piers is Progress 20P. The one Expedition 12 will use docked at the aft end of Zvezda, obscured by Zvezda's solar arrays.
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#13
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:49
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Our planet from about 200 miles up.
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#14
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:53
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Is that our Canadian friend at JSC again? She gets a lot of overtime
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#15
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:58
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#16
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 19:59
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The earlier farewells between the crews.
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#17
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:03
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#18
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:06
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#19
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:09
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The fleet of recovery helicopters have moved into position:
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#20
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:11
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Current position:
218 miles up.
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#21
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David AF
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:13
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Safe journey home guys.
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#22
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:18
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20 minutes until undock.
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#23
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:21
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At this rate, undocking will likely take place over Russia.
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#24
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:23
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15 mins until undocking.
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#25
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:25
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Complaints from Valery that it is too hot inside the Soyuz module.
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#26
by
DarthVader
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:26
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I wishs they had the camera inside the SA working ....
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#27
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sammie
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:27
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At this rate, undocking will likely take place over Russia.
Well, isn't that the plan?
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#28
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:30
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sammie - 8/4/2006 9:27 PM
At this rate, undocking will likely take place over Russia.
Well, isn't that the plan?
I've only seen notes of the time of undocking, as opposed to their location over the planet when that occurs.
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#29
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:33
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Five minutes until undocking command. Three minutes later, physical undocking will take place.
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#30
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:37
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#31
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:39
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Undocking about to occur.
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#32
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:41
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Undocking! They are on their way home. Good luck guys
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#33
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:43
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Two minutes until seperation burn to ease the Soyuz TMA-7 away from the ISS.
Reports of "very high noise" - not sure who is noting this.
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#34
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:44
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#35
by
mong'
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:45
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here they go, godspeed gentlemen !
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#36
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:46
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#37
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:49
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The issue of it being too warm is down to a faulty sensor which is showing the wrong temp - thus controlling the climate in the Soyuz. "It's not getting any cooler".
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#38
by
DarthVader
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:50
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they gonna sweat pretty badly during re-entry if they can't lower the SA temperature .... does the suits it-selves have temperature control?
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#39
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:50
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#40
by
Avariel
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:51
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I love these images of the Soyuz moving away from the ISS.
Hope that the crew have a good safe re-entry.
Dan Greywolf.
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#41
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Martin FL
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:56
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I agree. It's like an underwater ballet
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#42
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 20:59
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#43
by
James Lowe1
on 08 Apr, 2006 21:45
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1 hour 30 mins to deorbit burn.
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#44
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 22:54
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Ok, we're back for re-entry.
16 minutes until de-orbit burn.
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#45
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Avariel
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:02
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That mission control center looks huge, and rather empty of people.
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#46
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:03
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Sure has the world's biggest TV. Would love to play Xbox on that
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#47
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:05
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Weather is good for the landing. Very little wind. All the recovery crews in place...and they've just seen the ISS fly overhead of the landing site
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#48
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:07
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Nice image of what they can expect!
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#49
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:08
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De-orbit burn just moments away.
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#50
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:11
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De-orbit burn has started.
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#51
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:14
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Two minutes into the burn, all going well.
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#52
by
hyper_snyper
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:15
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Where does the Soyuz discard its orbital and propulsion modules? It's flight path is mostly over land.
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#53
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:17
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De-orbit complete.
Ready for seperation.
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#54
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:19
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10 minutes to seperation.
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#55
by
Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:22
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Valery asked to check his attitude positioning. Valery says "but it's dark!"
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#56
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:25
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A few minutes away from seperation.
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#57
by
Flightstar
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:26
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hyper_snyper - 8/4/2006 6:15 PM
Where does the Soyuz discard its orbital and propulsion modules? It's flight path is mostly over land.
Doesn't matter. It will all vaporize.
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#58
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:28
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The crew are closing their helmets in preparation for entry interface.
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#59
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:31
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Less than 30 minutes until landing.
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#60
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:34
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Seperation. Descent module now carrying the three crew members home.
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#61
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:36
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Atmospheric entry. Hitting a bad patch of LOS.
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#62
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Avariel
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:37
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Time for the scary bit.
*holds breath*
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#63
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:38
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Currently at LOS (Loss of Signal).
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#64
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:39
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Still LOS. But they are showing good tracking on the left hand screen....
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#65
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:42
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Module in sight of the recovery forces. Still LOS.
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#66
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:46
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Recovery forces saw the module fly overhead with a brilliant plasma trail.
Just heard it's Kylie (Clem) doing the commentary on NASA TV. She's good - one of the most helpful of the NASA PAOs.
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#67
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:46
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#68
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:47
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Around 12 minutes to landing.
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#69
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:49
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Module now under paracute descent.
11 minutes to landing.
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#70
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:51
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Communications have returned. 10 minutes to landing.
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#71
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:54
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6 minutes to landing.
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#72
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Avariel
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:55
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Visual of parachute.
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#73
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:57
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4 minutes to go - paracute in sight of the recovery forces.
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#74
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Apr, 2006 23:59
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Literally just 60 seconds to landing.
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#75
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:00
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Landing confirmed. Well done to all concerned
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#76
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Avariel
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:01
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Yay!
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#77
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Flightstar
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:02
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Great. Congratulations on a successful mission.
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#78
by
James Lowe1
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:03
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Very smooth work from the Russians again.
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#79
by
NASA_Twix_JSC
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:04
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Safely home, very good news.
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#80
by
Tahii
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:04
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Ka pai to all involved. Good stuff!
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#81
by
Launch Fan
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:09
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Superb. Thanks for the excellent coverage as always Chris!
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#82
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:13
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Thanks to everyone for watching this live event coverage. I'm outta here....but if there are any other interesting updates, please add them to this thread.
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#83
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Ben E
on 09 Apr, 2006 00:40
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So what's that...190 days overall for McArthur and Tokarev? That's gotta be one of the longest ISS expeditions...?
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#84
by
Suzy
on 09 Apr, 2006 01:11
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Ben E - 9/4/2006 12:40 PM
So what's that...190 days overall for McArthur and Tokarev? That's gotta be one of the longest ISS expeditions...?
189 d 19 h 52 m 16 s
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http://www.onlineconversion.com/days_between_advanced.htm)
(Launch: 30 March 2006 at 02:39:06 UTC; landing: 8 April 2006 at 23:47)
Marcos Pontes: 9 d 21 h 7 m 54 s.
Detailed landing description:
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp12/status.htmlJust curious, how were those screen captures taken? (I tried the Print Screen key with the streaming video, then Ctr + V into a image editor, but it refused to capture it.)
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#85
by
DarthVader
on 09 Apr, 2006 01:27
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#86
by
John44
on 09 Apr, 2006 05:20
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#87
by
Sergi Manstov
on 09 Apr, 2006 06:34
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Happy safe returns!
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#88
by
SMS
on 09 Apr, 2006 07:51
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Here are ISS missions durations in days:hrs:mins:secs !
exp-1 - 140:23:38:55
exp-2 - 167:06:40:49
exp-3 - 128:20:44:56
exp-4 - 195:19:38:13
exp-5 - 184:22:14:23
exp-6 - 161:01:14:38
exp-7 - 184:22:46:28
exp-8 - 194:18:33:12
exp-9 - 187:21:16:09
exp-10 - 192:19:01:59
exp-11 - 179:00:23:23
exp-12 - 189:19:52:08
[launched on 01.10.2005 at 03:54:53.094 UT]
and
Marcos Pontes mission lasts 9:21:16:40
[launch on 30.03.2006 at 02:30:20.076 UT]
[landing on 08.04.2006 at 23:47 UT]
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#89
by
Stardust9906
on 09 Apr, 2006 13:07
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Suzy - 9/4/2006 2:11 AM
Just curious, how were those screen captures taken? (I tried the Print Screen key with the streaming video, then Ctr + V into a image editor, but it refused to capture it.)
The key when taking screencaps from streaming media is how you configure your media player.
For Windows Media player right click on the blue border at the top, select Tools then Options, and click the Performance tab. Under Video Acceleration click Advanced. In the Video Acceleration Settings window under Video Acceleration untick the Use overlays box, click OK then Apply in Options then OK again.
If you are using RealPlayer select Tools, Preferences, Hardware. Look for Video Card Compatibility and move the slider until you see Enable optimized video and disable overlays, then click OK.
They key on both is to disable overlays otherwise you will end up with a black screen when you do the Print Screen and paste the image into the image editor.
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#90
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Apr, 2006 13:35
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DarthVader - 9/4/2006 2:27 AM
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/
That's what I used yesterday, as it is the fastest way to grab a shot and also keep up the text updates. When we do the likes of Falcon 1, Ariane 5 etc. we have a few people doing text and a few doing the screen captures Dave mentions.
Adds to the experience and it was something I felt was lacking with the normal coverage you see, so brought it in for this site. Live's always best, so no need for an article on it hours later, it's all here.
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#91
by
Suzy
on 10 Apr, 2006 02:30
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Now I know! Thanks!
One of those little things that most computer books don't tell you.
Stardust9906 - 10/4/2006 1:07 AM
The key when taking screencaps from streaming media is how you configure your media player.
For Windows Media player right click on the blue border at the top, select Tools then Options, and click the Performance tab. Under Video Acceleration click Advanced. In the Video Acceleration Settings window under Video Acceleration untick the Use overlays box, click OK then Apply in Options then OK again.
If you are using RealPlayer select Tools, Preferences, Hardware. Look for Video Card Compatibility and move the slider until you see Enable optimized video and disable overlays, then click OK.
They key on both is to disable overlays otherwise you will end up with a black screen when you do the Print Screen and paste the image into the image editor.
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#92
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SMS
on 15 Apr, 2006 20:20
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Here are ISS missions durations in days:hrs:mins:secs !
exp-1 - 140:23:38:55
exp-2 - 167:06:40:49
exp-3 - 128:20:44:56
exp-4 - 195:19:38:13
exp-5 - 184:22:14:23
exp-6 - 161:01:14:38
exp-7 - 184:22:46:28
exp-8 - 194:18:33:12
exp-9 - 187:21:16:09
exp-10 - 192:19:01:59
exp-11 - 179:00:23:23
exp-12 - 189:19:52:32
[launched on 01.10.2005 at 03:54:53.094 UT]
and
Marcos Pontes mission lasts 9:21:17:04
[launch on 30.03.2006 at 02:30:20.076 UT]
[landing on 08.04.2006 at 23:47:24 UT]
Thanks Anik for those exact data
