Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-14M EOM Events (Undock, Entry, Landing) - March 11-12, 2015 (Read 53847 times)

northenarc · « **Reply #140 on:** 03/12/2015 02:03 am »

Looks like the official site plaque

DwightM · « **Reply #141 on:** 03/12/2015 02:08 am »

Don't recall getting a view inside the medical tent before.

eric z · « **Reply #142 on:** 03/12/2015 02:08 am »

A great end to a great flight! Thanks for the great coverage and screen-shots to all involved,

collectSPACE · « **Reply #143 on:** 03/12/2015 03:34 am »

Absolutely stunning shots by NASA's Bill Ingalls:

See here for more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157650846481517

John44 · « **Reply #144 on:** 03/12/2015 05:05 am »

Expedition 42 - Soyuz TMA-14M Undocking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9317

Expedition 42 - Soyuz TMA-14M Landing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9318

Rocket Science · « **Reply #145 on:** 03/12/2015 05:48 am »

Welcome home and thanks NSF for the great coverage!

jacqmans · « **Reply #146 on:** 03/12/2015 09:17 am »

March 11, 2015

Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Three crew members returned to Earth Wednesday after a 167-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) that included hundreds of scientific experiments and several spacewalks to prepare the orbiting laboratory for future arrivals by U.S. commercial crew spacecraft.

Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA and flight engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) touched down at approximately 10:07 p.m. EDT (8:07 a.m. March 12, Kazakh time) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

During their time on station, the crew members participated in a variety of research focusing on the effects of microgravity on cells, Earth observation, physical science and biological and molecular science. One of several key research focus areas during Expedition 42 was human health management for long-duration space travel, as NASA and Roscosmos prepare for two crew members to spend one year aboard the space station.

The space station also serves as a test bed to demonstrate new technology. The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) arrived and was installed during Expedition 42, and already is providing data to improve scientists’ understanding of the structure and evolution of Earth's atmosphere. This may lead to enhancements to spacecraft launches, landings and communications systems; help guide future atmospheric investigations of Mars, Jupiter or other worlds; and help researchers model and predict climate changes on Earth.

The newly installed Electromagnetic Levitator will allow scientists to observe fundamental physical processes as liquid metals cool, potentially leading to lighter, higher-performing alloy, mixtures of two or more metals or a metal and another material, for use on Earth and in space.

The station crew also welcomed three cargo spacecraft with several tons of scientific investigations, food, fuel and other supplies. In January, the trio helped grapple and connect a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company's fifth contracted commercial resupply mission to the station. The Dragon returned to Earth in February with critical science samples. Two Russian ISS Progress cargo craft docked to the station in October and February. The fifth and final European Automated Transfer Vehicle, bearing the name of Belgian physicist Georges Lemaître, considered the father of the big-bang theory, departed the station in February.

During his time on the orbital complex, Wilmore ventured outside the space station with NASA astronaut Terry Virts on three spacewalks to prepare for new international docking adapters and future U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. Wilmore also completed a spacewalk in October with fellow NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman to replace a failed voltage regulator. Samokutyaev conducted one spacewalk during his time in space.

Having completed his second space station mission, Samokutyaev now has spent 331 days in space. Wilmore, having previously flown as a shuttle pilot on STS-129, has spent 178 days in space. Serova spent 167 days in space on her first flight.

Expedition 43 currently is operating the station, with Virts in command. Flight engineers Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency), are continuing station research and operations until three new crewmates arrive in two weeks. NASA’s Scott Kelly and Roscosmos’ Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka are scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan March 27, Eastern time. Kelly and Kornienko will embark on the first joint U.S.-Russian one-year mission, an important stepping stone on NASA’s journey to Mars.

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

http://www.nasa.gov/station

For b-roll and other media resources, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews

Follow the station on Twitter at @Space_Station

robertross · « **Reply #147 on:** 03/12/2015 10:16 am »

Quote from: collectSPACE on 03/12/2015 03:34 am

Absolutely stunning shots by NASA's Bill Ingalls:

See here for more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157650846481517

Indeed stunning!

Thanks for finishing the coverage guys; great job.

Welcome home crew of Expedition 42.

ICEINK · « **Reply #148 on:** 03/12/2015 11:14 am »

Excellent Coverage!!

Jeff Lerner · « **Reply #149 on:** 03/12/2015 02:39 pm »

Great coverage....a little dicey there when the comms disappeared....did we ever get an explanation as to what happened ??...I know Soyuz communications can be difficult at times, but I dont recall what appeared to be a complete blackout at such a critical event like the re-entry burn....

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #150 on:** 03/12/2015 03:09 pm »

No explanation yet.

Mr. Trampoline isn't saying anything more than:

Dmitry Rogozin ‏@DRogozin
Everything went as planned

Jeff Lerner · « **Reply #151 on:** 03/12/2015 03:21 pm »

Thanks Chris...I was watching NTV while following along here on NSF...kudos to Rob Navias....you could hear the tension in his voice but he projected calm, no need to rush to any bad conclusions, status reporting...still...it was a sweaty palm moment for me.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #152 on:** 03/12/2015 04:20 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/12/2015 03:09 pm

No explanation yet.

Mr. Trampoline isn't saying anything more than:

Dmitry Rogozin ‏@DRogozin
Everything went as planned

Ah yes, the time-honored tradition of the deorbit burn comm switch-off. How could we ever forget...

Artyom. · « **Reply #153 on:** 03/12/2015 04:29 pm »

catdlr · « **Reply #154 on:** 03/12/2015 06:21 pm »

Expedition 42 Crew Arrives In Kazakhstan

Published on Mar 12, 2015
Expedition 42 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) were greeted in a traditional ceremony at the airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on March 12, a few hours after landing along with Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA in their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. After the ceremony, the crew split up, with Samokutyaev and Serova returning to their training base in Star City, Russia, while Wilmore boarded a NASA plane to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The trio completed 167 days in space following their launch in late September.

Lewis007 · « **Reply #155 on:** 04/11/2015 11:14 am »

The ISS-41/42 crew members were officially welcomed in Star City on April 9.
See for info (in Russian) and more pics: http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=2991