Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz-FG launch with Soyuz TMA-14M - September 25, 2014 (Read 93900 times)

sdsds · « **Reply #240 on:** 09/26/2014 04:11 am »

NASA PAO now estimating 30 more minutes before hatch opening.
EDIT to add view of docked Soyuz with both arrays deployed.

northenarc · « **Reply #241 on:** 09/26/2014 04:23 am »

The offending array I presume. Discussions seem divided between dinner and pressure readings.

northenarc · « **Reply #242 on:** 09/26/2014 04:34 am »

Hatch opening slated for 11:54 central

sdsds · « **Reply #243 on:** 09/26/2014 04:53 am »

Video is back. The hatch, as yet unopened.

DwightM · « **Reply #244 on:** 09/26/2014 04:58 am »

Still equalizing pressure on the Soyuz side.

DwightM · « **Reply #245 on:** 09/26/2014 05:05 am »

"How do we determine when the pressure is equalized?"
"When the hissing stops"
Not sure who said what.

sdsds · « **Reply #246 on:** 09/26/2014 05:07 am »

Open! (With a little help from the station side.)

DwightM · « **Reply #247 on:** 09/26/2014 05:07 am »

Hatches open.

sdsds · « **Reply #248 on:** 09/26/2014 05:08 am »

Entrance.

sdsds · « **Reply #249 on:** 09/26/2014 05:12 am »

Greetings and congratulations from families of the newly arrived crewmembers.

John44 · « **Reply #250 on:** 09/26/2014 05:13 am »

Expedition 41/42 Soyuz TMA-14M - Docking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9102

Expedition 41/42 Soyuz TMA-14M - Hatch Opening and Other Activities
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9103

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #251 on:** 09/26/2014 05:46 am »

Just after launch I was looking at MCC-M's screens and saw that the port solar array still not deploying minutes after entering orbit, which was strange. So that's actually live telemetry!

What would happen to the mission had this Soyuz been launched on a standard 2 day rendezvous scheme? Try to get to ISS with some instrument switched off? Abort and return to Earth?

Also the spontaneous deployment of the array at docking isn't exactly something that people would feel comfortable with! I wonder if MCC-M is planning to call the cosmonauts to inspect that before the next crew flies in late November? (there's one Russian EVA pre-planned in late October already)

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #252 on:** 09/26/2014 06:06 am »

Going to be verrrrry curious as to what exactly went awry here. As for abort scenarios had it been a 2 day trajectory that would have been a possibility, however I believe Soyuz has enough margin with just one array active and spacecraft bats to make ISS. Not sure though, would have been close even with margin.

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #253 on:** 09/26/2014 07:18 am »

Quote from: northenarc on 09/26/2014 04:23 am

The offending array I presume. Discussions seem divided between dinner and pressure readings.

No, that is a dragon solar array seen from HDEV.

JimO · « **Reply #254 on:** 09/26/2014 12:29 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 09/26/2014 05:46 am

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Also the spontaneous deployment of the array at docking isn't exactly something that people would feel comfortable with! I wonder if MCC-M is planning to call the cosmonauts to inspect that before the next crew flies in late November? (there's one Russian EVA pre-planned in late October already)

My thoughts exactly. Look for a foreign object, or deformation of the hinge or latching mechanisms. Shouldn't take long as an add-on to a pre-planned EVA.

JimO · « **Reply #255 on:** 09/26/2014 12:30 pm »

Anybody seen any ISS-based imagery of the launch?

Tomness · « **Reply #256 on:** 09/26/2014 12:36 pm »

I would like to say Congratulations to Crew & all the Teams that made this mission possible. It was refreshing to see the comradery of all the crew. You can see in the Hatch opening that Max was getting impatient with pressurization, Then seeing Gerest & Reid were thrilled to see Elena & Sasha as well. Expedition 41 is a GO!

SaxtonHale · « **Reply #257 on:** 09/26/2014 01:27 pm »

Quote from: JimO on 09/26/2014 12:30 pm

Anybody seen any ISS-based imagery of the launch?

Just this tweet from Reid

@astro_reid 8:59 PM - 25 Sep 2014
"That little red streak hidden behind the #Dragon solar array is the Soyuz launching."

JimO · « **Reply #258 on:** 09/27/2014 04:07 am »

Quote from: SaxtonHale on 09/26/2014 01:27 pm

Quote from: JimO on 09/26/2014 12:30 pm
Anybody seen any ISS-based imagery of the launch?
Just this tweet from Reid
"That little red streak hidden behind the #Dragon solar array is the Soyuz launching."

Thanks, I'll check to see if it's a singleton shot or one of a longer series. Last October with Parmitano's view of the Topol flight, two were tweeted but about 150 in all were taken.

Artyom. · « **Reply #259 on:** 09/27/2014 11:48 am »

Reid Wiseman @astro_reid
Awesome view of the Soyuz with only one array deployed. Flown by the best!