October 1 - Soyuz TMA-7 launch

• #40 by Chris Bergin on 01 Oct, 2005 02:31
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  Tahii - 1/10/2005  3:19 AM
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
  
  "NASA TV coverage of the launch begins at 11 p.m. EDT Friday."

  
  Nice find!
• #41 by newsartist on 01 Oct, 2005 02:49
• The Russian site also says "watch the blast off", but no live links are seen yet:
  
  http://www.energia.ru/english/index.html
  
  Soyuz is scheduled for liftoff from Kazakhstan at 11:55 p.m. EDT (0355 GMT).
  
  If nothing else, this site has nice day-by-day photo album pages.
  
  Hopefully, they will have a feed that is not ruined by a talking head blocking the mission information, or playing videos of the crew having breakfast as the count gets into the last minutes!
• #42 by lmike on 01 Oct, 2005 02:58
• It was on NASA TV just now.  At http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1369080&segment=149773  Showed them prepping the astros (nice carpets, btw!), fitting the liners, doing a press-conf, and waving from the elevator (?)  (Ok, the video feed from Baykonour (sp?) has resumed)
• #43 by lmike on 01 Oct, 2005 03:03
• Looks like a beautiful early morning over there.
• #44 by newsartist on 01 Oct, 2005 03:33
• Thanks for that different link Imike....
  
  There sure are a lot of people on a hot pad when they climb up to the elevator?
  
  (Of course I would be there with bells on if offered the chance, danger or no!)
  
  
• #45 by Chris Bergin on 01 Oct, 2005 03:54
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  lmike - 1/10/2005  3:58 AM
  
  It was on NASA TV just now.  At http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1369080&segment=149773  Showed them prepping the astros (nice carpets, btw!), fitting the liners, doing a press-conf, and waving from the elevator (?)  (Ok, the video feed from Baykonour (sp?) has resumed)

  
  That's a much better link through. Many thanks!
• #46 by Sergi Manstov on 01 Oct, 2005 03:56
• Six minutes to go!
• #47 by newsartist on 01 Oct, 2005 03:59
• under three minutes
• #48 by Chris Bergin on 01 Oct, 2005 04:06
• Nicely done!
• #49 by newsartist on 01 Oct, 2005 04:12
• Flawless! It is nice to watch professionals at work!
• #50 by lmike on 01 Oct, 2005 04:19
• Looks like a pretty gentle ride so far, judging by the internal camera video (haven't seen this one before)   no vibrations or g-overloads I can detect from the video, a bit cramped but soon they'll be able to use the orbital module?
• #51 by Chris Bergin on 01 Oct, 2005 04:25
• The launch was a lot smoother than NASA TV's tape machine that I can hear in the background
• #52 by Sergi Manstov on 01 Oct, 2005 04:30
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  lmike - 30/9/2005  11:19 PM
  
  Looks like a pretty gentle ride so far, judging by the internal camera video (haven't seen this one before)   no vibrations or g-overloads I can detect from the video, a bit cramped but soon they'll be able to use the orbital module?

  
  I did hear them say they had vibrations (medium at launch) and then (some) at later part. It was before it went to internal cam.
  
  They will be squashed in the capsaul for a while longer, it does not have the luxury of the Shuttle. But you can see it works and works well and simple!
• #53 by Chris Bergin on 01 Oct, 2005 04:31
• Some random images:

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• #54 by newsartist on 01 Oct, 2005 04:52
• We actually got to see the boosters come off tonight. That is a Soyuz TV first for me!
• #55 by Sergi Manstov on 01 Oct, 2005 04:56
• Yes, that was great TV to see.
• #56 by JulesVerneATV on 01 Oct, 2005 04:58
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  Chris Bergin - 30/9/2005  11:25 PM
  
  The launch was a lot smoother than NASA TV's tape machine that I can hear in the background

  
  great flight !!
• #57 by Flightstar on 01 Oct, 2005 05:00
• Very well done to our Russian friends. Fine launch.
• #58 by anik on 01 Oct, 2005 15:39
• Congratulations with today's successful Soyuz TMA-7 launch, which, by the way, was 100th Russian manned space launch!

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• #59 by JamesSpaceFlight on 01 Oct, 2005 16:46
• Many congratulations on your 100th manned mission!