Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-12M Landing Coverage - September 10, 2014 (Read 28294 times)

dawei · « **Reply #80 on:** 09/11/2014 02:51 am »

I'm a little late to the party but here is an update. Everything is going well. Alexander Skvortsov was first out of the capsule as expected. Steve Swanson is now out as well. Both look to be in good shape and good spirits.

dawei · « **Reply #81 on:** 09/11/2014 02:54 am »

Oleg Artemyev will be extracted soon. Weather is great - mid 50's F and no wind to speak of. The crew doesn't look weak at all. Happily chatting with the recovery forces.

dawei · « **Reply #82 on:** 09/11/2014 02:55 am »

Skvortsov took a picture holding an apple and promptly handed it back to recovery forces. Swanson is looking cool in his shades.

dawei · « **Reply #83 on:** 09/11/2014 02:56 am »

Swanson is eating his apple. He can be a spokesperson for the apple industry in the future

dawei · « **Reply #84 on:** 09/11/2014 02:59 am »

Artemyev being pulled out of the upright Soyuz now.

dawei · « **Reply #85 on:** 09/11/2014 03:01 am »

Nasa 992 is standing by to take Swanson back to Houston. Nasa TV reports it is harder to get the left seat crew member (Artemyev) out of the capsule as he has to be pulled over the center seat. Artemyev looks fine and is smiling.

dawei · « **Reply #86 on:** 09/11/2014 03:03 am »

As usual, the crew will be taken by Russian helicopters to Karaganda and then part ways as the Russians fly to Star City and Swanson returns to Houston.

dawei · « **Reply #87 on:** 09/11/2014 03:05 am »

The crew have been making brief phone calls and smelling the flowers picked from the field and presented to them. Artemyev not only ate an apple but is now holding a watermelon. He personally requested a watermelon to eat upon his return and so he got one.

EDIT: corrected typos

dawei · « **Reply #88 on:** 09/11/2014 03:10 am »

Crew now beginning to be carried to the medical tent where they will doff their flight suits before getting on the helicopters. Looks like everyone is having a good time.

dawei · « **Reply #89 on:** 09/11/2014 03:11 am »

Cheers and applause as the last crew member is carried to the medical tent. Cargo being pulled out of the Soyuz now.

dawei · « **Reply #90 on:** 09/11/2014 03:16 am »

One of the windows on the Soyuz looks remarkably clear and not overly smeared by debris from the reentry process. People are coming by the capsule now to get their picture taken with it and to peer into the windows of the upright vehicle. Can't say I blame them.

dawei · « **Reply #91 on:** 09/11/2014 03:29 am »

Joel Montalbano (Nasa Deputy ISS Program Manager) and Bob Behnken (Chief of the Astronaut office) are at the landing site.

dawei · « **Reply #92 on:** 09/11/2014 03:31 am »

One of the landing replays showed good views of the capsule immediately after landing. I think it even showed the parachute being separated but I was looking away for a moment and only caught a brief glimpse.