Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-06M Undocking, Re-Entry and Landing - March 15/16 2013 (Read 55500 times)

jacqmans · « **on:** 03/07/2013 02:31 pm »

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-042

NASA TV COVERAGE PLANNED FOR SPACE STATION SOYUZ LANDING

WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will provide live coverage March 13-15
as three crew members aboard the International Space Station end
almost five months at the orbiting laboratory.

Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA, Russian Soyuz Commander
Oleg Novitskiy and Russian Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin will
undock their Soyuz spacecraft from the station at 8:30 p.m. EDT,
March 14, heading for a landing in Kazakhstan northeast of the remote
town of Arkalyk at 11:57 p.m. (10:57 a.m. Kazakh time March 15). They
will have spent 143 days in space since launching from Kazakhstan
Oct. 23.

When the Soyuz undocks, Expedition 35 will begin aboard the station
under the command of Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency.
Hadfield will be the first Canadian commander. He and his crewmates,
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko,
will tend to the station for two weeks until the arrival of three new
crew members: NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts
Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin.

NASA TV coverage will begin Wednesday, March 13, with a change of
command ceremony in which Ford will hand station command to Hadfield.
Coverage will continue March 14 and 15 with Expedition 34 landing and
post-landing activities. The coverage includes:

Wednesday, March 13:
5:10 p.m. -- Expedition 34/35 change of command ceremony

Thursday, March 14:
4:45 p.m. -- Farewells and hatch closure (hatch closure scheduled at
5:15 p.m.)
8:15 p.m. -- Undocking (undocking scheduled at 8:30 p.m.)
10:45 p.m. -- Deorbit burn and landing (deorbit burn scheduled at
11:04 p.m.; landing scheduled at 11:57 p.m.)

Friday, March 15:
2 a.m. -- Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing
activities
2 p.m. -- Video File of post-landing activities and interviews

For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information on the International Space Station and its crew
members, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Space Pete · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/11/2013 06:37 pm »

Today, the NASA Gulfstream III aircraft “NASA992” (tail number N992NA) is flying from Houston to Kazakhstan carrying the NASA delegation for the Soyuz TMA-06M landing, including chief of the astronaut office Bob Behnken. The same aircraft will be used to return the landing delegation plus Kevin Ford to Houston following his return to Earth on Friday.

The aircraft will fly from Houston, TX > Goose Bay, Canada > Glasgow, Scotland > Kazakhstan. At the time of posting, the aircraft is over the Atlantic Ocean en-route to Glasgow.

NASA992, also known (for some reason) by its older designation of NASA2, can be tracked on FlightAware here:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA2
(My my, that little jet does get around - looks like it was in Costa Rica a few weeks ago, as part of its Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS) campaign duties.)

For those interested, more details on the aircraft are available here:
http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/GIII/index.html

Danderman · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/13/2013 04:18 pm »

The TsUP landing diagram for this mission.....

anik · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/14/2013 07:03 am »

http://interfax.ru/world/news.asp?id=295477
http://interfax.ru/russia/news.asp?id=295484

The landing can be postponed by one day due to bad weather on the landing site.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/14/2013 03:41 pm »

Quote from: anik on 03/14/2013 07:03 am

http://interfax.ru/world/news.asp?id=295477
http://interfax.ru/russia/news.asp?id=295484

The landing can be postponed by one day due to bad weather on the landing site.

Well is the landing still scheduled in 11 hours or not? There are reports that the landing may be delayed by two days [1], yet sources at NK reports that any delays are still in a pending stage [2]. Has the final decision been made yet?

[1] http://www.interfax.ru/russia/news.asp?id=295610
[2] http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic12734/message1046257/#message1046257

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/14/2013 04:08 pm »

If I am reading correctly, the decision of whether or not to waive off today's landing attempt will be made at 20:30 UTC: http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/5513/

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/14/2013 04:12 pm »

Moved for live coverage...but let's keep an eye on the decision above.

rdale · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/14/2013 04:49 pm »

Ground was just asked about any changes to undocking and the reply was that they are pressing forward as scheduled.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/14/2013 06:32 pm »

Crew was asking about any news regarding the landing, MCC said they wont know until the meeting in exactly one hour. Crew pressing ahead with procedures for hatch closure later.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/14/2013 07:48 pm »

Announcement right now on Nasa Television. Meeting is still ongoing.

dsmillman · « **Reply #10 on:** 03/14/2013 07:54 pm »

Rob Navias' description of the weather sounds pretty bad. If this were a shuttle landing, they wouldn't even bother having a meeting.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #11 on:** 03/14/2013 08:03 pm »

Decision made not to risk. 24h delay.

Tomorrow's weather will be better, according to Rob.

dsmillman · « **Reply #12 on:** 03/14/2013 08:11 pm »

New Event times:

Undocking: 7:43 PM EDT

Deorbit Burn: 10:12 PM EDT

Landing: 11:06 PM EDT

jacqmans · « **Reply #13 on:** 03/15/2013 08:48 am »

New Status:

32 Soyuz (S) Undock Preparation: The Soyuz Landing Commission postponed the 32S landing by one day due to weather conditions at the landing site near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Specialists are continuing to monitor the weather conditions at the landing site, and ground teams are re-working the landing plan for tomorrow.

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/reports/iss_reports/

mtakala24 · « **Reply #14 on:** 03/15/2013 11:45 am »

Quote from: dsmillman on 03/14/2013 08:11 pm

New Event times:

is Daylight Saving Time already in effect in the US? Or did you mean EST.

edit: oh, it is indeed. And not yet in effect here in Europe.

Frandolf · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/15/2013 11:47 am »

via Twitter from Bill Ingalls ‏@ingallsimages (part of a tweet-exchange with @Cmdr_Hadfield)

@Cmdr_Hadfield Too kind. In helo now heading to Arkalyk and it's sunny and clear!

So today is the day

ras391 · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/15/2013 11:48 am »

yes it is.

Targeteer · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/15/2013 12:19 pm »

Quote from: jacqmans on 03/15/2013 08:48 am

New Status:

32 Soyuz (S) Undock Preparation: The Soyuz Landing Commission postponed the 32S landing by one day due to weather conditions at the landing site near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Specialists are continuing to monitor the weather conditions at the landing site, and ground teams are re-working the landing plan for tomorrow.

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/reports/iss_reports/

This is the first time I can remember any Russian space activity, let alone an ISS related launch/landing, being effected by weather. Anyone have a history of such (rare) occurences?

dsmillman · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/15/2013 01:01 pm »

Quote from: mtakala24 on 03/15/2013 11:45 am

Quote from: dsmillman on 03/14/2013 08:11 pm
New Event times:

is Daylight Saving Time already in effect in the US? Or did you mean EST.

edit: oh, it is indeed. And not yet in effect here in Europe.

Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the US on March 10. Add 4 hours to the EDT to get GMT.

asmi · « **Reply #19 on:** 03/15/2013 01:26 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 03/15/2013 12:19 pm

This is the first time I can remember any Russian space activity, let alone an ISS related launch/landing, being effected by weather. Anyone have a history of such (rare) occurences?

Yea I was thinking about the same thing. The weather must've been really bad out there...

Frandolf · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/15/2013 01:45 pm »

Well, more precisly, the weather was obviously too bad for rescue forces to fly so they delayed the landing.

Check the pic in this tweet from NASA Johnson:

Johnson Space Center ‏@NASA_Johnson

A foggy morning in Kazakhstan. The first wave of recovery helicopters are beginning to stage today. pic.twitter.com/SiG1EtTLAb

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/312029961630404608/photo/1

DaveS · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/15/2013 01:50 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 03/15/2013 12:19 pm

Quote from: jacqmans on 03/15/2013 08:48 am
New Status:

32 Soyuz (S) Undock Preparation: The Soyuz Landing Commission postponed the 32S landing by one day due to weather conditions at the landing site near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Specialists are continuing to monitor the weather conditions at the landing site, and ground teams are re-working the landing plan for tomorrow.

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/reports/iss_reports/

This is the first time I can remember any Russian space activity, let alone an ISS related launch/landing, being effected by weather. Anyone have a history of such (rare) occurences?

Expedition 18 suffered a one-day delay to their landing due to bad weather at the landing zone.

PahTo · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/15/2013 06:58 pm »

NTV coverage of hatch closing coming up any minute...

anik · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/15/2013 07:00 pm »

The commission has approved a landing.

jcm · « **Reply #24 on:** 03/15/2013 07:07 pm »

PAO gives deorbit burn plan as 2113:04 CDT = 0213:04 UTC for 4min 44 s and a delta-V of 128 m/s (which is more than the usual 115.2m/s)

jcm · « **Reply #25 on:** 03/15/2013 07:41 pm »

Hatches closed to ISS at 2038 UTC, Soyuz on auto power

John44 · « **Reply #26 on:** 03/15/2013 08:05 pm »

Expedition 34 - Farewells and Hatch Closure
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8134

SMS · « **Reply #27 on:** 03/15/2013 09:08 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 03/15/2013 12:19 pm

This is the first time I can remember any Russian space activity, let alone an ISS related launch/landing, being effected by weather. Anyone have a history of such (rare) occurences?

Just read about Soyuz TMA-13 return to Earth

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 03/15/2013 09:44 pm »

Pete Harding's article for the return.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/soyuz-tma-06m-return-earth-following-weather-delay/

Will be updated throughout.

martin_nv · « **Reply #29 on:** 03/15/2013 10:14 pm »

Will the station be changing its orientation for this undocking?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/15/2013 10:16 pm »

Coverage begins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #31 on:** 03/15/2013 10:16 pm »

Mike Sarafin is the FD at MCC-H.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #32 on:** 03/15/2013 10:18 pm »

Farewells.

Space Pete · « **Reply #33 on:** 03/15/2013 10:19 pm »

Quote from: martin_nv on 03/15/2013 10:14 pm

Will the station be changing its orientation for this undocking?

Yup - pitching up 90 degrees.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 03/15/2013 10:22 pm »

Hatch closure.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #35 on:** 03/15/2013 10:24 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #36 on:** 03/15/2013 10:25 pm »

Polling for undock. All go for on time departure.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 03/15/2013 10:30 pm »

Good weather at the landing site.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #38 on:** 03/15/2013 10:30 pm »

Helicopters dispatched.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 03/15/2013 10:33 pm »

Rob Navias warning about not panicking about the LOS during re-entry.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/15/2013 10:36 pm »

Waiting for hooks and latches.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/15/2013 10:39 pm »

60 seconds to the undocking command.

Program 12.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/15/2013 10:39 pm »

Power up.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/15/2013 10:40 pm »

Opening the hooks.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/15/2013 10:40 pm »

Hooks open.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/15/2013 10:43 pm »

Physical sep!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 03/15/2013 10:43 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 03/15/2013 10:44 pm »

"Ok guys, good luck" - MCC-M

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #48 on:** 03/15/2013 10:44 pm »

"Docking port looks good, no FOD".

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #49 on:** 03/15/2013 10:45 pm »

60 seconds to sep burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #50 on:** 03/15/2013 10:46 pm »

Jumped to this view. Different camera or focus.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/15/2013 10:46 pm »

Sep burn - 15 seconds.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/15/2013 10:46 pm »

Very noticeable.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #53 on:** 03/15/2013 10:47 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 03/15/2013 10:47 pm »

Progress 49 waving farewell.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #55 on:** 03/15/2013 10:48 pm »

Soyuz transitioning software for descent ops.

PahTo · « **Reply #56 on:** 03/15/2013 10:49 pm »

Happy Landings Expedition 34!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #57 on:** 03/15/2013 10:49 pm »

2 hours 23 mins to the deorbit burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #58 on:** 03/15/2013 10:53 pm »

Landing target via weather radar.

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #59 on:** 03/15/2013 10:55 pm »

Just heard the conditions, fraking BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 03/15/2013 10:57 pm »

Station now in what they call indirect handover.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 03/15/2013 10:58 pm »

End of the month:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 03/15/2013 10:59 pm »

MCC-M also showing a launch video!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #63 on:** 03/15/2013 11:01 pm »

MCC-M telling the crew to go ahead and take a breath, and relax.

That's probably it until the deorbit burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 03/15/2013 11:02 pm »

Heh, there's that laminated radiator panel. Almost like a well known ISS scar.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #65 on:** 03/15/2013 11:04 pm »

Oh, there they are, the dot....

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #66 on:** 03/15/2013 11:06 pm »

NTV coverage should have ended five mins ago.

2 hrs 8 mins to the deorbit burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #67 on:** 03/15/2013 11:10 pm »

Spot the Soyuz...

2 hrs 55 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #68 on:** 03/15/2013 11:12 pm »

I win!

Space Pete · « **Reply #69 on:** 03/15/2013 11:18 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/15/2013 11:12 pm

I win!

Pfft, that could be any Soyuz.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #70 on:** 03/15/2013 11:19 pm »

Right, back in a few hours for the deorbit burn.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #71 on:** 03/15/2013 11:28 pm »

John44 · « **Reply #72 on:** 03/15/2013 11:53 pm »

Expedition 34 - Soyuz TMA-06M Undocking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8136

Expedition 34 - Soyuz TMA-06M Undocking Coverage
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8135

AbeJ · « **Reply #73 on:** 03/16/2013 12:46 am »

NTV back on

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #74 on:** 03/16/2013 12:58 am »

15 mins to the deorbit burn. I'll cover through to landing, but will appreciate anyone covering the egress of the crew.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 03/16/2013 01:01 am »

Well into the final rev.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #76 on:** 03/16/2013 01:02 am »

Still using the Commodore Amiga graphics

JimOman · « **Reply #77 on:** 03/16/2013 01:07 am »

Landing site weather currently 10*F, winds 7mph ENE, 92% humidity. Sunrise at 7:26 local time.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 03/16/2013 01:09 am »

Kevin Ford's family are in the viewing area at MCC-H:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #79 on:** 03/16/2013 01:09 am »

Four mins to the burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #80 on:** 03/16/2013 01:11 am »

Another warning that a long LOS is expected.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #81 on:** 03/16/2013 01:11 am »

60 seconds to the burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #82 on:** 03/16/2013 01:12 am »

Wow. View from the ISS:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #83 on:** 03/16/2013 01:13 am »

Deorbit burn in progress.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #84 on:** 03/16/2013 01:14 am »

Nearly five minutes, retrograde.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #85 on:** 03/16/2013 01:15 am »

Half way through the burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 03/16/2013 01:17 am »

Cursor pointer

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #87 on:** 03/16/2013 01:18 am »

Burn complete.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #88 on:** 03/16/2013 01:19 am »

Influx of low clouds now observed at the landing site. Helicopter returning to the staging point. Using ground transport now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #89 on:** 03/16/2013 01:20 am »

Could get interesting. Was clear but not any more.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 03/16/2013 01:23 am »

18 mins to module sep.

43 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #91 on:** 03/16/2013 01:28 am »

Still have comms with the Soyuz at this time. Rob Navias keeping an eye on the recovery situation with this weather issue.

dawei · « **Reply #92 on:** 03/16/2013 01:28 am »

reported 100 foot visibility at ground level.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #93 on:** 03/16/2013 01:29 am »

asmi · « **Reply #94 on:** 03/16/2013 01:30 am »

LOL
MCC-M: Please keep reporting in details.
Soyuz-CDR: What is in "details"? Everything I can see on the screen? There is a lot of stuff there.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #95 on:** 03/16/2013 01:32 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 03/16/2013 01:33 am »

Closing their helmets.

Lars_J · « **Reply #97 on:** 03/16/2013 01:33 am »

Quote from: asmi on 03/16/2013 01:30 am

LOL
MCC-M: Please keep reporting in details.
Soyuz-CDR: What is in "details"? Everything I can see on the screen? There is a lot of stuff there.

Is it just to see how long the voice comms stay open? Because surely they have some telemetry feeds?

asmi · « **Reply #98 on:** 03/16/2013 01:35 am »

Quote from: Lars_J on 03/16/2013 01:33 am

Is it just to see how long the voice comms stay open? Because surely they have some telemetry feeds?

I guess so. But during reentry there not going to be any comm (including TM), as plasma shields radio waves.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #99 on:** 03/16/2013 01:38 am »

Coming up on module sep.

Danderman · « **Reply #100 on:** 03/16/2013 01:39 am »

According to the last graphic, the Soyuz is somewhere over North Africa, where there are no ground stations. This would indicate that, unless the Soyuz is line-of-site with ISS, there is no comm capability at all, until the Soyuz is almost over Kazakhstan.

asmi · « **Reply #101 on:** 03/16/2013 01:40 am »

Soyuz-CDR confirms module sep. Still have comm.

PahTo · « **Reply #102 on:** 03/16/2013 01:40 am »

Thanks for the coverage, Chris. I think you're in to the "wee hours" now!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #103 on:** 03/16/2013 01:40 am »

One helicopter says they are pressing on to the landing site. Sporty pilot.

asmi · « **Reply #104 on:** 03/16/2013 01:41 am »

Looks like comm is out now.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #105 on:** 03/16/2013 01:42 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/16/2013 01:40 am

One helicopter says they are pressing on to the landing site. Sporty pilot.

Hopefully the one with tv feed

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #106 on:** 03/16/2013 01:43 am »

Module sep. Expected LOS.

asmi · « **Reply #107 on:** 03/16/2013 01:44 am »

Quote from: mtakala24 on 03/16/2013 01:42 am

Hopefully the one with tv feed

If my memory serves me, TV gear is delivered via ground vehicles. So we're likely to get some TV.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #108 on:** 03/16/2013 01:44 am »

Entry Interface.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 03/16/2013 01:45 am »

Nominal sep is the prelim results from telemetry.

Jason1701 · « **Reply #110 on:** 03/16/2013 01:45 am »

Would this Soyuz have gotten any good pictures of Dragon from outside the station?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #111 on:** 03/16/2013 01:46 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #112 on:** 03/16/2013 01:46 am »

20 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #113 on:** 03/16/2013 01:47 am »

Surrounded by fire. Max G forces in three mins.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #114 on:** 03/16/2013 01:47 am »

We've seen tv from helicopter before.

JimOman · « **Reply #115 on:** 03/16/2013 01:48 am »

Quote from: Jason1701 on 03/16/2013 01:45 am

Would this Soyuz have gotten any good pictures of Dragon from outside the station?

No.

asmi · « **Reply #116 on:** 03/16/2013 01:51 am »

Comm is back! Crew reports nominal descent.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #117 on:** 03/16/2013 01:52 am »

Under chute.

14 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #118 on:** 03/16/2013 01:53 am »

Correction: Waiting confirmation of the chutes

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #119 on:** 03/16/2013 01:53 am »

Josh B is in a chopper.

Crew reporting they feel well.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #120 on:** 03/16/2013 01:55 am »

10 mins - should be under main chute.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #121 on:** 03/16/2013 01:56 am »

Good visual reported. All nominal.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #122 on:** 03/16/2013 01:56 am »

Targeteer · « **Reply #123 on:** 03/16/2013 01:57 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/16/2013 01:53 am

Josh B is in a chopper.

How does Josh always seem to end up on the bitter cold landings?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #124 on:** 03/16/2013 01:58 am »

61 million miles on the clock for the crew.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #125 on:** 03/16/2013 01:59 am »

3,700 meters altitude, on target.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #126 on:** 03/16/2013 02:02 am »

4 minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #127 on:** 03/16/2013 02:04 am »

Coming down in cloud and fog.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #128 on:** 03/16/2013 02:04 am »

90 seconds to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #129 on:** 03/16/2013 02:05 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #130 on:** 03/16/2013 02:07 am »

Standing by.

PahTo · « **Reply #131 on:** 03/16/2013 02:11 am »

I think they're down and safe, but in the fog.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #132 on:** 03/16/2013 02:11 am »

Touchdown confirmation!

mtakala24 · « **Reply #133 on:** 03/16/2013 02:12 am »

Due to fog cannot see anything?

asmi · « **Reply #134 on:** 03/16/2013 02:13 am »

Quote from: mtakala24 on 03/16/2013 02:12 am

Due to fog cannot see anything?

That's what SAR seems to be saying.

PahTo · « **Reply #135 on:** 03/16/2013 02:13 am »

I heard the crew say 500 (assume .5 km visibility).

Congrats to all teams--don't land a helo on them!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #136 on:** 03/16/2013 02:15 am »

Right, I've got to run as I'm up in about four hours, so keep the coverage going please!

Pete's article, updated:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/soyuz-tma-06m-return-earth-following-weather-delay/

asmi · « **Reply #137 on:** 03/16/2013 02:15 am »

Quote from: PahTo on 03/16/2013 02:13 am

I heard the crew say 500 (assume .5 km visibility).

Congrats to all teams--don't land a helo on them!

That's why I guess they are not rushing it - better be safe. They still remember one european president that had tried to rush it in fog - it didn't end well back then...

PahTo · « **Reply #138 on:** 03/16/2013 02:21 am »

I guess I asked for that...

I don't know how to paste from my TV, but I can certainly provide "verbal" updates.

JoshB not allowed to land due to lack of visibility.
The crew of Expedition 34 is down and safe, and ATVs approaching.

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/16/2013 02:15 am

Right, I've got to run as I'm up in about four hours, so keep the coverage going please!

Pete's article, updated:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/soyuz-tma-06m-return-earth-following-weather-delay/

JimO · « **Reply #139 on:** 03/16/2013 02:29 am »

Upright landing reported.

PahTo · « **Reply #140 on:** 03/16/2013 02:30 am »

Light winds resulted in TMA-06M landing upright.
Helos landing. Crew feels good.

JimO · « **Reply #141 on:** 03/16/2013 02:30 am »

Navias now reporting he hears rescue copters are landing. Crew feels good.

"Everything seems to be in order".

asmi · « **Reply #142 on:** 03/16/2013 02:34 am »

As per PAO landing was on target.

JimO · « **Reply #143 on:** 03/16/2013 02:35 am »

sunrise was 7:44 local, so about two hours ago.

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #144 on:** 03/16/2013 02:35 am »

Well done to everyone! The Soyuz 'taxi' comes through with flying colours yet again.

PahTo · « **Reply #145 on:** 03/16/2013 02:35 am »

Landing 5x5.

I can hear voices now in/on the spacecraft comm, indicating the hatch is open.

PahTo · « **Reply #146 on:** 03/16/2013 02:37 am »

TV in now--again, congrats to all teams.

asmi · « **Reply #147 on:** 03/16/2013 02:37 am »

Live video from landing site.

spectre9 · « **Reply #148 on:** 03/16/2013 02:49 am »

All 3 are now out and in the lawn chairs.

JimOman · « **Reply #149 on:** 03/16/2013 02:49 am »

Congrats to all!!!!

Longhorn John · « **Reply #150 on:** 03/16/2013 03:00 am »

Can someone take some screenshots. "Saying" there's live video is no use.

asmi · « **Reply #151 on:** 03/16/2013 03:01 am »

Weather at the landing site looks pretty bad. No medical tent. Crew was brought into helicopter, but no info yet on where they are going. PAO is speculating that they will go to Kostanay, but could be diverted to Arkalyk due to the weather conditions and closer proximity of the latter. Also no official or unofficial landing time, PAO suggesting around 10:09-10:10PM central

asmi · « **Reply #152 on:** 03/16/2013 03:03 am »

Quote from: Longhorn John on 03/16/2013 03:00 am

Can someone take some screenshots. "Saying" there's live video is no use.

Descent. Looks really bad. If you'll look closely enough you'll see Soyuz's chute.

asmi · « **Reply #153 on:** 03/16/2013 03:05 am »

Soyuz on the ground. Visibility is next to non-existent.

asmi · « **Reply #154 on:** 03/16/2013 03:06 am »

Replay is now on NTV. Screenshots above are from it. Sorry for late shots - I've only now figured out how to make them off NTV's player.

dawei · « **Reply #155 on:** 03/16/2013 03:09 am »

You can imagine the power of the solid rocket "soft landing" rockets by the extent of the blackened snow around the capsule. I wonder if any of the residue on the snow is toxic or is it "just clean soot"?

asmi · « **Reply #156 on:** 03/16/2013 03:09 am »

These things don't care about the weather

RichardAKJ · « **Reply #157 on:** 03/16/2013 03:09 am »

Have to say that the parachute on the ground made a great 'Here I am' signal, though.

Lee Jay · « **Reply #158 on:** 03/16/2013 03:11 am »

Lee Jay · « **Reply #159 on:** 03/16/2013 03:12 am »

asmi · « **Reply #160 on:** 03/16/2013 03:14 am »

Quote from: dawei on 03/16/2013 03:09 am

You can imagine the power of the solid rocket "soft landing" rockets by the extent of the blackened snow around the capsule. I wonder if any of the residue on the snow is toxic or is it "just clean soot"?

They are not toxic. At least safing and extraction instruction doesn't say anything about them being any sort of danger. There are only two dangers at the landed capsule - antenna cover which jettison 10 mins after the landing with quite powerful fireworks, and altimeter that is at the bottom (radioactivity source, only if capsule is on the side, if upright - no danger). All remaining properllant is vented after heatshield jettison.

asmi · « **Reply #161 on:** 03/16/2013 03:25 am »

PAO has confirmed that crew is going to Kostanay, and wrapped the coverage up.

joek · « **Reply #162 on:** 03/16/2013 03:32 am »

Shiver-me-timbers... Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. ... Oh wait ... must be confusing that with something else.

Congrats to the crews and thanks again to the NSF team for the coverage.

360-180 · « **Reply #163 on:** 03/16/2013 04:19 am »

Quote from: dawei on 03/16/2013 03:09 am

You can imagine the power of the solid rocket "soft landing" rockets by the extent of the blackened snow around the capsule. I wonder if any of the residue on the snow is toxic or is it "just clean soot"?

just clean soil

jcm · « **Reply #164 on:** 03/16/2013 05:40 am »

Quote from: asmi on 03/16/2013 03:25 am

PAO has confirmed that crew is going to Kostanay, and wrapped the coverage up.

Hopefully we'll get a real landing time in the next few days.

John44 · « **Reply #165 on:** 03/16/2013 06:54 am »

Expedition 34 - Soyuz TMA-06M Landing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8138

Expedition 34 - Soyuz TMA-06M Landing Replay
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8139

Expedition 34 - Farewells and Hatch Closure (Inside ISS)
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8140

Expedition 34 - Soyuz TMA-06M Deorbit Burn and Landing Coverage
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8137

Space Pete · « **Reply #166 on:** 03/16/2013 07:35 am »

So, to summarise:

Following extraction from the Soyuz, the crew were flown approximately two hours via MI-8 helicopters to Kostanay airport.

From there, Oleg Novitsky and Evgeny Tarelkin boarded a Roscosmos Tu-134 aircraft for a flight back to Star City. Meanwhile, Kevin Ford boarded the NASA Gulfstream III aircraft for a flight back to Houston, with his first refuelling stop scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland.

You can track Ford's aircraft (tail number N992NA) here:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA2
(Kazakhstan is outside of the tracking service area, but it should come in to range at some point.)

In the image from Bill Ingalls linked below, the Roscosmos Tu-134 and NASA GIII are both visible (see attachment).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/8561833924/sizes/l/in/photostream/

jacqmans · « **Reply #167 on:** 03/16/2013 08:06 am »

RELEASE: 13-076

SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN

HOUSTON -- Three members of the Expedition 34 crew undocked from the
International Space Station and returned safely to Earth on Friday,
wrapping up a mission lasting more than four and a half months.
Expedition 35 now is under way.

Station Commander Kevin Ford of NASA and Soyuz Commander Evgeny
Tarelkin and Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal
Space Agency undocked their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft from the space
station at 6:43 p.m. CDT and landed northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan,
at about 10:10 p.m. (9:10 a.m., March 16, Kazakh time). The trio
arrived at the station Oct. 25, 2012, and spent 144 days in space,
142 of which were aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield is in command of
Expedition 35. He is the first Canadian to serve as station
commander. Hadfield and his crewmates, Tom Marshburn of NASA and
Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko will work aboard the station until
three additional crew members, including NASA astronaut Chris
Cassidy, arrive in late March.

Ford, Tarelkin, and Novitskiy orbited Earth 2,304 times and traveled
almost 61 million miles.

To follow Twitter updates from NASA's Expedition 35 astronauts, visit:

http://twitter.com/AstroMarshburn

and

http://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield

For more information about the International Space Station and its
crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

jacqmans · « **Reply #168 on:** 03/16/2013 08:12 am »

Expedition 34 Crew Lands (201303160001HQ)

Expedition 34 Russian Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin, left, Russian Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, center, and Flight Commander Kevin Ford of NASA sit together at the Kustanay Airport a few hours after they landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Ford, Novitskiy, and Tarelkin are returning from 142 days onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 33 and 34 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

jacqmans · « **Reply #169 on:** 03/16/2013 08:19 am »

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19958

Artyom. · « **Reply #170 on:** 03/16/2013 08:47 am »

Congrats on a successful touchdown

!

Welcome home

!

Artyom. · « **Reply #171 on:** 03/16/2013 08:48 am »

Expedition 34 Crew is greeted at Kustanay Airport in Kazakhstan.

https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/312834157141172225

Rocket Science · « **Reply #172 on:** 03/16/2013 09:08 am »

Congrats and welcome home! Thanks for the great coverage.

asmi · « **Reply #173 on:** 03/16/2013 10:31 am »

Quote from: jacqmans on 03/16/2013 08:06 am

<skipped>

Station Commander Kevin Ford of NASA and Soyuz Commander Evgeny
Tarelkin and Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal
Space Agency undocked their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft from the space
station at 6:43 p.m. CDT and landed northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan,
at about 10:10 p.m. (9:10 a.m., March 16, Kazakh time).
<skipped>

It's the other way around - Oleg is Soyuz CDR, Evgeny is FE-1.

Prober · « **Reply #174 on:** 03/16/2013 12:15 pm »

Quote from: JimO on 03/16/2013 02:30 am

Navias now reporting he hears rescue copters are landing. Crew feels good.

"Everything seems to be in order".

JimO you are a natural person to pick this up and run with it.

jcm · « **Reply #175 on:** 03/16/2013 02:24 pm »

Quote from: jacqmans on 03/16/2013 08:19 am

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19958

Interesting that this link says

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16 марта в 07 часов 06 минут московского времени в заданном районе северо-восточнее города Аркалык (Республика Казахстан) совершил посадку спускаемый аппарат транспортного пилотируемого корабля (ТПК) «Союз ТМА-06М». Посадка прошла в штатном режиме.

in other words, touchdown time was 0306 UTC as planned, not 0308 or 0310 UTC as NASA were saying. I don't necessarily put more weight on this report, just noting the scatter - although 0306 seems more likely.

robertross · « **Reply #176 on:** 03/16/2013 02:40 pm »

Thanks for the coverage all, especially Chris for that late nighter.

Glad they are safe and sound with looked like challenging landing area conditions

Space Pete · « **Reply #177 on:** 03/16/2013 03:59 pm »

Kevin Ford's aircraft - NASA992 - is now within tracking range, currently heading out over the Atlantic Ocean having departed from Prestwick International Airport in Glasgow, Scotland.

Instead of going to CFB Goose Bay, Canada, the next stop will be Bangor International Airport in Maine, USA, currently 4h 30m away.

Track the flight here:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA2

John44 · « **Reply #178 on:** 03/16/2013 07:16 pm »

Expedition 34 - Post-Landing Activities
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8142

Space Pete · « **Reply #179 on:** 03/16/2013 08:53 pm »

NASA992 now on the ground in Bangor, Maine. Kevin Ford is back on US soil.

After a roughly 30 minute refuelling stop, NASA992 will begin the four hour flight to Ellington in Houston, with arrival scheduled for 9:06 PM local time (CDT) - almost exactly 23 hours after Ford's touchdown in Kazakhstan.

Lee Jay · « **Reply #180 on:** 03/16/2013 09:12 pm »

Quote from: Space Pete on 03/16/2013 08:53 pm

NASA992 now on the ground in Bangor, Maine. Kevin Ford is back on US soil.

After a roughly 30 minute refuelling stop, NASA992 will begin the four hour flight to Ellington in Houston, with arrival scheduled for 9:06 PM local time (CDT) - almost exactly 23 hours after Ford's touchdown in Kazakhstan.

What a day! I hope the poor fellow got some sleep in there somewhere!

SMS · « **Reply #181 on:** 03/16/2013 09:12 pm »

It's the 12th direct return for USOS crewmember.

If anyone has seen materials from landing in Houston / Ellington AFB and welcome USOS members on American base?

Space Pete · « **Reply #182 on:** 03/16/2013 09:23 pm »

Quote from: Lee Jay on 03/16/2013 09:12 pm

What a day! I hope the poor fellow got some sleep in there somewhere!

Don't forget, he's been up since 7 AM GMT on Friday - so by the time he lands at 2 AM GMT on Sunday, he'll have had a 43 hour day! I'm sure he'll have napped on the plane, though.

SMS: No, unlike returning Shuttle crewmembers, no welcome ceremony will be performed at Ellington (who would want one after being awake that long)! Instead, Ford will be allowed to go straight home, with an official ceremony being performed at a later date.

Space Pete · « **Reply #183 on:** 03/16/2013 09:27 pm »

And NASA992 is now in the air once again, on the last leg of its ~7,200 mile journey.

I wonder whether JSC would consider using the NASA905 SCA for direct return missions? They could probably fly non-stop from Kazakhstan to Houston, and there would be lots of room for the crew to stretch their legs in the back!

Space Pete · « **Reply #184 on:** 03/17/2013 01:28 am »

NASA992 is now on the ground at Ellington. Kevin Ford is home, his space adventure now safely and successfully concluded.

Welcome back, Kevin - now go and enjoy your re-union with family/friends, a hot meal, a shower, and a nice long sleep.

Artyom. · « **Reply #185 on:** 03/17/2013 03:44 am »

Quote

Soyuz departing - Oleg, Kev & Evgeni passing underneath Space Station on their way home after 5 months.

https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/312925971328167936/photo/1

Space Pete · « **Reply #186 on:** 03/22/2013 01:59 pm »

Very interesting!

Quote

ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars

ZVYOZDNY GORODOK, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - For the first time, two Russian cosmonauts simulated a manually controlled landing from the orbit on Mars after they spent half a year in the space, a deputy head of the Russian Space Training Center said on Monday.

Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin, who returned from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday after spending there 143 days, used a centrifuge at the Space Training Center in Moscow Region’s Star City, to successfully imitate a manually controlled landing on Mars.

“Because it takes at least half a year to reach Mars, we had no data until yesterday, whether cosmonauts will be fit and capable of conducting a manually controlled landing on Mars in the future,” said Boris Kryuchkov, a deputy head of the Space Training Center.

“We now know that it is real, because for the first time in history cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin, who returned from the ISS on March 16, have confirmed such possibility,” he added.

http://en.rian.ru/science/20130319/180103200/ISS-Cosmonauts-Model-Manually-Controlled-Landing-on-Mars.html

Artyom. · « **Reply #187 on:** 03/22/2013 02:23 pm »

Quote from: Space Pete on 03/22/2013 01:59 pm

Very interesting!

That's for sure

!

Photos - http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=1942

asmi · « **Reply #188 on:** 03/22/2013 10:04 pm »

Wow! This is cool sim!

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #189 on:** 03/25/2013 07:50 pm »

Quote from: DaveS on 03/15/2013 01:50 pm

Quote from: Targeteer on 03/15/2013 12:19 pm
Quote from: jacqmans on 03/15/2013 08:48 am
New Status:

32 Soyuz (S) Undock Preparation: The Soyuz Landing Commission postponed the 32S landing by one day due to weather conditions at the landing site near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. Specialists are continuing to monitor the weather conditions at the landing site, and ground teams are re-working the landing plan for tomorrow.

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/reports/iss_reports/

This is the first time I can remember any Russian space activity, let alone an ISS related launch/landing, being effected by weather. Anyone have a history of such (rare) occurences?
Expedition 18 suffered a one-day delay to their landing due to bad weather at the landing zone.

It was not the same situation. For Soyuz TMA-13, they switched to the backup landing zone. Consequently to this switch, the landing was delayed several hours.