Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-20M EOM Events (Undock, Entry, Landing) - September 06, 2016 (Read 25249 times)

jacqmans · « **on:** 09/01/2016 08:25 am »

August 31, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-106

Watch Live as NASA Astronaut, Two Crewmates Return to Earth

Three International Space Station crew members are scheduled to return to Earth on Tuesday, Sept. 6. NASA Television will provide coverage of their departure from the orbital outpost and return home, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will undock their Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft from the space station at 5:51 p.m. and land in Kazakhstan at 9:14 p.m. (7:14 a.m. Kazakhstan time Sept. 7.)

Together, the Expedition 48 crew members contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity’s only orbiting laboratory.

Their return will wrap up 172 days in space for the crew since their launch in March 2016. Williams will return to Earth having accrued 534 days in space on his four missions dating back to 2000, the most days by any U.S. astronaut in history.

NASA TV will air coverage of the departure and landing activities at the following dates and times:

Tuesday, Sept. 6
•9 a.m. - Replay of the traditional change of command ceremony in which Williams hands over station command to Anatoly Ivanishin (recorded on Sept. 5.)
•2:15 p.m. - Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 2:30 p.m.).
•5:30 p.m. - Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled at 5:51 p.m.).
•8 p.m. - Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn scheduled at 8:21 p.m., with landing at 9:14 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 7
•12 a.m. - Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities.
•12 p.m. - Video File of landing and post-landing activities and post-landing interview with Williams in Kazakhstan.

At the time of undocking, Expedition 49 will begin aboard the station under the command of Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Along with his crewmates Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the three-person crew will operate the station for more than two weeks until the arrival of three new crew members.

Shane Kimbrough of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch Sept. 23, U.S. time, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter:

http://instagram.com/iss

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

SMS · « **Reply #1 on:** 09/05/2016 08:34 am »

Targeteer · « **Reply #2 on:** 09/05/2016 03:21 pm »

Russian ground controllers informed the crew that the landing is the southern landing area because the Kazakh government requested it due to ongoing crop harvesting further north. The crew was also told to expect possible ignition of grasses at landing that should be short lived and no threat...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 09/06/2016 06:21 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 09/06/2016 06:23 pm »

Targeteer · « **Reply #5 on:** 09/06/2016 06:42 pm »

PAO was dead wrong saying the "crew woke up bright and early this morning." They were allowed to sleep in due to the long day related to the landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #6 on:** 09/06/2016 06:43 pm »

NASA TV is struggling. They have technical issues.

Rob Navias sounds like this:

Targeteer · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/06/2016 06:46 pm »

The signal on DISH has been completely lost so it's not just an internet feed issue.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/06/2016 06:48 pm »

Hatch was closed at 42 mins past the hour, but we never got to see it.

LloydC · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/06/2016 07:22 pm »

Listening to audio on iPhone NASS app.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/06/2016 07:27 pm »

John44 · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/06/2016 09:20 pm »

Expedition 48 Farewells and Hatch Closure
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9964

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/06/2016 09:30 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 09/06/2016 09:33 pm »

Hooks open on the Station side.

Flying Beaver · « **Reply #14 on:** 09/06/2016 09:37 pm »

Ustream about 20-30 seconds ahead of NASA.com/TV.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 09/06/2016 09:41 pm »

Farewells again...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 09/06/2016 09:43 pm »

Ustream is rather broken. Trying youtube:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 09/06/2016 09:45 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 09/06/2016 09:48 pm »

New HD Camera is live!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 09/06/2016 09:49 pm »

Go for undocking.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #20 on:** 09/06/2016 09:50 pm »

Hooks driving on the Soyuz side.

Flying Beaver · « **Reply #21 on:** 09/06/2016 09:52 pm »

Undocking.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 09/06/2016 09:52 pm »

Undocking confirmed!

Article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/09/soyuz-tma-20m-trio-return-earth/

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #23 on:** 09/06/2016 09:52 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #24 on:** 09/06/2016 09:53 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #25 on:** 09/06/2016 09:53 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 09/06/2016 09:55 pm »

Sep burn 1.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 09/06/2016 09:55 pm »

Rolling for sep burn 2.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 09/06/2016 09:56 pm »

Sep burn 2.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #29 on:** 09/06/2016 09:56 pm »

Good burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 09/06/2016 09:57 pm »

Epic...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #31 on:** 09/06/2016 10:01 pm »

Deorbit burn at 00:21 UTC (8:21 Eastern).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #32 on:** 09/06/2016 10:03 pm »

eeergo · « **Reply #33 on:** 09/06/2016 10:09 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 09/06/2016 10:12 pm »

JJ Abrams still in charge of the Station's cameras.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #35 on:** 09/06/2016 10:12 pm »

robertross · « **Reply #36 on:** 09/06/2016 10:14 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 09/06/2016 10:14 pm »

Still in view.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #38 on:** 09/06/2016 10:17 pm »

Stillllll in view!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 09/06/2016 10:18 pm »

Keep this up and we'll get to see the deorbit burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 09/06/2016 10:20 pm »

And that's the end of that until the deorbit burn in two hours.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #41 on:** 09/06/2016 10:22 pm »

These new external HD cameras are great!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 09/06/2016 10:28 pm »

Mapperuo · « **Reply #43 on:** 09/06/2016 10:38 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 09/06/2016 11:55 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 09/07/2016 12:01 am »

73 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 09/07/2016 12:02 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 09/07/2016 12:02 am »

Oleg looks happy...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #48 on:** 09/07/2016 12:07 am »

Soyuz currently 25 miles from the Station. 14 mins to the deorbit burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #49 on:** 09/07/2016 12:10 am »

Jeff talking with the ISS crew from several miles away (replay).

Nice words from the crew.

"Have a soft landing".

Prober · « **Reply #50 on:** 09/07/2016 12:12 am »

10 min until deorbit burn

Prober · « **Reply #51 on:** 09/07/2016 12:14 am »

landing site

Prober · « **Reply #52 on:** 09/07/2016 12:15 am »

66 F temp nice and comfy

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #53 on:** 09/07/2016 12:16 am »

Five mins to go...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 09/07/2016 12:22 am »

Deorbit Burn has begun.

Prober · « **Reply #55 on:** 09/07/2016 12:22 am »

into the burn

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #56 on:** 09/07/2016 12:22 am »

flyright · « **Reply #57 on:** 09/07/2016 12:25 am »

Position just before the burn.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #58 on:** 09/07/2016 12:26 am »

Good deorbit burn. They are coming home if they like it or not now. 47 mins to landing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #59 on:** 09/07/2016 12:27 am »

Rocket Science · « **Reply #60 on:** 09/07/2016 12:28 am »

Burn "spot on"... safe ride home...

robertross · « **Reply #61 on:** 09/07/2016 12:28 am »

The de-orbit burn was "as soft as a cream puff"

haha

Prober · « **Reply #62 on:** 09/07/2016 12:37 am »

closer

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #63 on:** 09/07/2016 12:41 am »

Quote from: robertross on 09/07/2016 12:28 am

The de-orbit burn was "as soft as a cream puff"

haha

Yeah, he lost me at that point

Module sep coming up.

robertross · « **Reply #64 on:** 09/07/2016 12:42 am »

Support vehicles for landing

Jeff Lerner · « **Reply #65 on:** 09/07/2016 12:45 am »

I don't want to disturb the live updates to this thread but I have watched and followed along many of these Soyuz landings and I'm always surprised how poor the communications quality is between the Soyuz and the Russian Misson Control...

29:21 to landing...things are going well..apparently...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #66 on:** 09/07/2016 12:45 am »

Under 30 mins. Great weather at the landing site.

robertross · « **Reply #67 on:** 09/07/2016 12:49 am »

pyro separation of the modules (confirmed)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #68 on:** 09/07/2016 12:49 am »

Module sep!

Prober · « **Reply #69 on:** 09/07/2016 12:50 am »

Sep confirmed
Entry shortly

Targeteer · « **Reply #70 on:** 09/07/2016 12:52 am »

Quote from: Jeff Lerner on 09/07/2016 12:45 am

I don't want to disturb the live updates to this thread but I have watched and followed along many of these Soyuz landings and I'm always surprised how poor the communications quality is between the Soyuz and the Russian Misson Control...

29:21 to landing...things are going well..apparently...

Some day, year or century the Russians will have satellite comms with their spacecraft like every other major space faring nation.

robertross · « **Reply #71 on:** 09/07/2016 12:52 am »

The returning crew (and heroes of the hour)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #72 on:** 09/07/2016 12:55 am »

Entry interface.

DwightM · « **Reply #73 on:** 09/07/2016 12:56 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #74 on:** 09/07/2016 12:58 am »

Comms re-established.

robertross · « **Reply #75 on:** 09/07/2016 12:58 am »

G's decreasing

can now hear the locator beacon 'beeping'

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #76 on:** 09/07/2016 12:59 am »

Soyuz is beeping.

Prober · « **Reply #77 on:** 09/07/2016 01:00 am »

15min
cutes deployed

robertross · « **Reply #78 on:** 09/07/2016 01:00 am »

Search & rescue teams now in contact with crew

Jeff Lerner · « **Reply #79 on:** 09/07/2016 01:00 am »

Chutes have deployed...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #80 on:** 09/07/2016 01:00 am »

Chutes!!

DwightM · « **Reply #81 on:** 09/07/2016 01:01 am »

robertross · « **Reply #82 on:** 09/07/2016 01:02 am »

Just past sunrise at the landing site

Prober · « **Reply #83 on:** 09/07/2016 01:03 am »

video ...
color looks like mars (joke)

DwightM · « **Reply #84 on:** 09/07/2016 01:04 am »

SAR reports nominal chute deploy.

robertross · « **Reply #85 on:** 09/07/2016 01:05 am »

there she is!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 09/07/2016 01:05 am »

There they are!

Rocket Science · « **Reply #87 on:** 09/07/2016 01:05 am »

Tally ho!

DwightM · « **Reply #88 on:** 09/07/2016 01:05 am »

On the main.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #89 on:** 09/07/2016 01:07 am »

Crew report feeling great...

robertross · « **Reply #90 on:** 09/07/2016 01:08 am »

temperature at the landing site: mid 60's F

DwightM · « **Reply #91 on:** 09/07/2016 01:10 am »

About 4 minutes from touchdown.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #92 on:** 09/07/2016 01:11 am »

Standing by for touchdown.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #93 on:** 09/07/2016 01:14 am »

Lost view in haze... Recovery moving in...

robertross · « **Reply #94 on:** 09/07/2016 01:14 am »

capsule disappeared into a soupy haze

DwightM · « **Reply #95 on:** 09/07/2016 01:15 am »

Vehicles on their way to the Soyuz.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 09/07/2016 01:16 am »

Touchdown! Not seen due to haze.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #97 on:** 09/07/2016 01:16 am »

They've landed...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 09/07/2016 01:16 am »

DwightM · « **Reply #99 on:** 09/07/2016 01:17 am »

8:13 PM CT

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #100 on:** 09/07/2016 01:18 am »

Here comes the cavalry!

Prober · « **Reply #101 on:** 09/07/2016 01:18 am »

landed, chopper in a circle

robertross · « **Reply #102 on:** 09/07/2016 01:18 am »

"phalanx of Russian MI-8 helicopters" heading towards the landing site

robertross · « **Reply #103 on:** 09/07/2016 01:25 am »

Dan Huot on the ground providing coverage

Capsule on its side

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #104 on:** 09/07/2016 01:25 am »

Soyuz is on its side.

robertross · « **Reply #105 on:** 09/07/2016 01:25 am »

Hatch is open

first crew member to be brought out shortly

Prober · « **Reply #106 on:** 09/07/2016 01:26 am »

soyuz on its side
1st person out, no video...must run

robertross · « **Reply #107 on:** 09/07/2016 01:27 am »

capsule came down exactly where they expected

first copter down within 2 minutes of capsule landing

robertross · « **Reply #108 on:** 09/07/2016 01:29 am »

Soyuz commander is typically brought out first, which should be any moment now

Still waiting for a live feed (they are setting up the gear)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 09/07/2016 01:30 am »

Rob sounding annoyed by the lack of a TV camera

Crew is coming out.

robertross · « **Reply #110 on:** 09/07/2016 01:30 am »

Alexey Ovchinin is now out

robertross · « **Reply #111 on:** 09/07/2016 01:32 am »

Jeff Williams is now out of the capsule (2nd)

robertross · « **Reply #112 on:** 09/07/2016 01:33 am »

And we have video!

DwightM · « **Reply #113 on:** 09/07/2016 01:33 am »

All smiles for Jeff Williams.

robertross · « **Reply #114 on:** 09/07/2016 01:33 am »

Alexey calling home on the sat phone

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #115 on:** 09/07/2016 01:34 am »

TV working. Look in great health.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #116 on:** 09/07/2016 01:35 am »

Alexey ordering a taxi for the trio.

robertross · « **Reply #117 on:** 09/07/2016 01:37 am »

Oleg being extracted

DwightM · « **Reply #118 on:** 09/07/2016 01:37 am »

Oleg Skripochka is out.

robertross · « **Reply #119 on:** 09/07/2016 01:38 am »

Jeff Williams calling home

DwightM · « **Reply #120 on:** 09/07/2016 01:38 am »

Yuri Malenchenko is on site, he greeted Jeff earlier.

robertross · « **Reply #121 on:** 09/07/2016 01:39 am »

Soyuz capsule landed within 1 second of expected touchdown!

"remarkable"

robertross · « **Reply #122 on:** 09/07/2016 01:39 am »

robertross · « **Reply #123 on:** 09/07/2016 01:40 am »

robertross · « **Reply #124 on:** 09/07/2016 01:41 am »

Apparently a request for a watermelon

robertross · « **Reply #125 on:** 09/07/2016 01:42 am »

crew now being carried to the medical tent

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #126 on:** 09/07/2016 01:42 am »

Ok then!

robertross · « **Reply #127 on:** 09/07/2016 01:43 am »

inflatable medical tent

robertross · « **Reply #128 on:** 09/07/2016 01:44 am »

view of capsule, now righted, and cargo ready to be extracted

DwightM · « **Reply #129 on:** 09/07/2016 01:45 am »

Extracting the cargo, BEAM air samples among them.

robertross · « **Reply #130 on:** 09/07/2016 01:46 am »

view of parachute

robertross · « **Reply #131 on:** 09/07/2016 01:46 am »

view of recovery vehicles on site

robertross · « **Reply #132 on:** 09/07/2016 01:48 am »

"you guys blocked me off in here" (as a guy takes a photo)

DwightM · « **Reply #133 on:** 09/07/2016 01:48 am »

Apparently Kate Rubins took a "spectacular" photo of the Soyuz re-entry. Hope to see that soon!

robertross · « **Reply #134 on:** 09/07/2016 01:52 am »

Soyuz from ISS during reentry!

(my last one for tonight)

Glad everyone's back safe

DwightM · « **Reply #135 on:** 09/07/2016 01:52 am »

Kate's photo.

DwightM · « **Reply #136 on:** 09/07/2016 01:55 am »

Replay of touchdown from one of the recovery helicopters.

DwightM · « **Reply #137 on:** 09/07/2016 01:57 am »

Moments after touchdown.

Jeff Lerner · « **Reply #138 on:** 09/07/2016 01:59 am »

BTW, the arrow is pointing to the descent module......

DwightM · « **Reply #139 on:** 09/07/2016 02:00 am »

Rolling it to a preferred position.

DwightM · « **Reply #140 on:** 09/07/2016 02:04 am »

End of coverage.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #141 on:** 09/07/2016 02:12 am »

Fuji · « **Reply #142 on:** 09/07/2016 01:28 pm »

Quote from: DwightM on 09/07/2016 01:48 am

Apparently Kate Rubins took a "spectacular" photo of the Soyuz re-entry. Hope to see that soon!

Here you are. From Takuya Onishi's Google +
https://plus.google.com/photos/101922061219949719231/album/6313498807421379953/6327421076220725282

Prober · « **Reply #143 on:** 09/07/2016 06:01 pm »

more over here.. maybe mods can combine

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38221.msg1579424#msg1579424

Space Pete · « **Reply #144 on:** 09/07/2016 06:14 pm »

Quote from: Prober on 09/07/2016 06:01 pm

more over here.. maybe mods can combine

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38221.msg1579424#msg1579424

Done.

baldusi · « **Reply #145 on:** 09/07/2016 08:24 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 09/07/2016 12:52 am

Quote from: Jeff Lerner on 09/07/2016 12:45 am
I don't want to disturb the live updates to this thread but I have watched and followed along many of these Soyuz landings and I'm always surprised how poor the communications quality is between the Soyuz and the Russian Misson Control...

29:21 to landing...things are going well..apparently...

Some day, year or century the Russians will have satellite comms with their spacecraft like every other major space faring nation.

It's actually one of the features of the MS series, like in the next capsule to land.

SMS · « **Reply #146 on:** 09/08/2016 06:57 pm »

Quote

Expedition 48 Crew Receives a Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos were greeted in a traditional ceremony at the airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan Sept. 7, a few hours after landing in their Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft in Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan. After the ceremony, Ovchinin and Skripochka returned to their training base in Star City, Russia, while Williams returned to the U.S. The trio spent 172 days in space aboard the orbital laboratory. The footage includes an interview conducted with Williams at the Karaganda airport.