Author Topic: Soyuz MS-01 EOM Events (Undock, Entry, Landing) - October 29, 2016 (Read 37293 times)

jacqmans · « **on:** 10/25/2016 03:19 pm »

ISS049e040733 (10/19/2016) --- NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is pictured inside of the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft while conducting routine spacesuit checks. Rubins, suited up in a Russian Sokol Launch and Entry suit, was conducting leak checks in advance of her upcoming landing along with Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin. The trio are scheduled to land Oct. 29, U.S. time.

jacqmans · « **Reply #1 on:** 10/25/2016 07:20 pm »

October 25, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-126

NASA Television to Air Return of Three Space Station Crew Members

Three crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbital outpost Saturday, Oct. 29, with coverage of activities beginning the day before on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will undock their Soyuz spacecraft from the space station at 8:37 p.m. EDT Saturday and land in Kazakhstan at 11:59 p.m. (9:59 a.m. Oct. 30, Kazakhstan time).

Their return will wrap up 115 days in space for the crew since their launch in July.

Together, the Expedition 49 crew members pursued hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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

Friday, Oct. 28:
•3:30 p.m. – Change of command ceremony in which Ivanishin hands over station command to NASA’s Shane Kimbrough

Saturday, Oct. 29:
•4:45 p.m. – Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 5:15 p.m.)
•8:15 p.m. – Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled at 8:37 p.m.)
•10:45 p.m. – Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn scheduled at 11:06 p.m., with landing at 11:59 p.m.)

Sunday, Oct. 30:
•2 a.m. – Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities
•1 p.m. – Video File of landing and post-landing activities and post-landing interview with Rubins and Onishi in Kazakhstan

At the time of undocking, Expedition 50 will begin aboard the station under the command of NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough. Along with his crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, the three-person crew will operate the station for three weeks until the arrival of three new crew members. Peggy Whitson of NASA, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) and Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch in November 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

jacqmans · « **Reply #2 on:** 10/28/2016 08:49 am »

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/26/2016

Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) Retrieval: FE-2 retrieved the RAMs that are located throughout ISS and package them for return on 47 Soyuz (47S).

Soyuz 47 (47S) Nominal Descent Drill: The 47S crew participated in a nominal Soyuz Decent Drill. As part of the training they reviewed preliminary undocking and descent data and worked through the descent timeline from Soyuz activation through post-landing activities. The 47S crew is scheduled to return to Earth on Saturday, October 29th.

SMS · « **Reply #3 on:** 10/28/2016 09:42 pm »

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NASA Television coverage for Soyuz activities Oct. 29 are listed below. Watch live online on NASA’s website.

Timeline and NASA TV Coverage

Time (EDT) Event

4:45 p.m. NASA TV Coverage of Exp. 48 Farewell and Hatch Closure Begins
5:15 p.m. Soyuz TMA-20M/Space Station Hatch Closure
8:15 p.m. NASA TV Coverage of Soyuz Undocking Begins
8:33 p.m. Soyuz Undock Command Sent
8:35 p.m. Soyuz Undocking From ISS
8:38 p.m. Separation Burn 1
8:44 p.m. Separation Burn 2
10:04 p.m. Sunrise at the Landing Site in Kazakhstan
10:45 p.m. NASA TV Coverage of Deorbit Burn and Landing
11:06 p.m. Soyuz Deorbit Burn (4 minutes, 37 seconds duration)
11:33 p.m. Soyuz Module Separation (altitude ~87 miles)
11:36 p.m. Soyuz Atmospheric Entry (altitude ~62 miles)
11:44 p.m. Command to Open Chutes (altitude 6.7 miles)
11:59 p.m. Exp. 49 Soyuz MS-01 Landing Southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

Targeteer · « **Reply #4 on:** 10/29/2016 07:14 pm »

The Cosmonauts are going through the standard thrash of trying to fit items into the Soyuz that Moscow thinks should fit but the Cosmonauts find won't...

ZachS09 · « **Reply #5 on:** 10/29/2016 08:39 pm »

Six minutes until NASA TV coverage starts.

Targeteer · « **Reply #6 on:** 10/29/2016 08:41 pm »

Camera is set up and Moscow is seeing the picture so we should see the crew enter the Soyuz

ZachS09 · « **Reply #7 on:** 10/29/2016 08:41 pm »

Three minutes until we're live.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #8 on:** 10/29/2016 08:46 pm »

Live from Mission Control Houston, NASA TV presents the first of three coverages documenting the undocking and return of Soyuz MS-01.

I'm ZachS09 and I'll be your NSF commentator for the next 7+ hours.

Rob Navias is the MCC PAO.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #9 on:** 10/29/2016 08:47 pm »

Orbit 3 Team.

TJ Creamer is Flight Director.

Nicole Mann is CAPCOM.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #10 on:** 10/29/2016 08:47 pm »

Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #11 on:** 10/29/2016 08:48 pm »

Rubins, Ivanishin, and Onishi.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #12 on:** 10/29/2016 08:49 pm »

ISS altitude is 251 statute miles.

You can see Soyuz MS-01, Cygnus OA-5, and Progress MS-03 in this picture.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/29/2016 08:50 pm »

Soyuz MS-01 landing trajectory.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/29/2016 08:51 pm »

Undocking will occur in 3 hours and 45 minutes. That will mark the official start of Expedition 50.

The change-of-command ceremony replay should start momentarily.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/29/2016 08:57 pm »

Anatoli Ivanishin unofficially handing the ISS command to R. Shane Kimbrough.

That was 24 hours ago.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #16 on:** 10/29/2016 08:58 pm »

Now back to live coverage.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #17 on:** 10/29/2016 08:59 pm »

Hatch closure should be approximately 15 minutes from now.

Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins will have spent 115 days in space upon this evening's landing.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #18 on:** 10/29/2016 09:02 pm »

The Flight Director and CAPCOM have left the room. I wonder why.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #19 on:** 10/29/2016 09:03 pm »

Just finished showing an animation of the landing sequence.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #20 on:** 10/29/2016 09:04 pm »

Peggy Whitson, Thomas Pequet, and Oleg Novitsky.

They're the crew of Soyuz MS-03, which will launch on November 18.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #21 on:** 10/29/2016 09:05 pm »

10 minutes until the farewell and hatch closure. All six crew members will be in the Rassvet module as a starting point.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #22 on:** 10/29/2016 09:07 pm »

Timeline for tonight's entry and landing.

In Central Time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #23 on:** 10/29/2016 09:09 pm »

Anatoli Ivanishin will sit in the center seat as Commander.

Takuya Onishi will sit in the left-hand seat as Flight Engineer 1.

Kate Rubins will sit in the right-hand seat as Flight Engineer 2.

The order of extraction after landing will be Ivanishin, Rubins, and Onishi.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #24 on:** 10/29/2016 09:11 pm »

Landing is targeted for 03:59:13 UTC (10:59:13 PM Central Time).

ZachS09 · « **Reply #25 on:** 10/29/2016 09:12 pm »

LANDING WEATHER FORECAST

Temperature is 34 degrees Fahrenheit.

Winds are 7 knots out of the southwest.

Broken cloud deck at 4,000 feet.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #26 on:** 10/29/2016 09:13 pm »

Flight Director and CAPCOM are back on console.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #27 on:** 10/29/2016 09:14 pm »

Camera view of hatch inside the Rassvet.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #28 on:** 10/29/2016 09:15 pm »

Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Andrei Borisenko.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #29 on:** 10/29/2016 09:17 pm »

Borisenko prepping the Rassvet module hatch at this time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #30 on:** 10/29/2016 09:19 pm »

Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins are inside the Soyuz MS-01 capsule. They ingressed at 21:12 UTC.

Station is GO for hatch closure. Borisenko will be in charge of closing the hatch.

Hatch now closing.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #31 on:** 10/29/2016 09:20 pm »

ISS leak checks are underway.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #32 on:** 10/29/2016 09:22 pm »

Hatch is fully closed.

Sergei Ryzhikov assisting Borisenko at this time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #33 on:** 10/29/2016 09:24 pm »

Top portion of the Soyuz is the Service Module, which consists of the main propulsion system, antennae, and solar panels.

Middle portion is the Descent Module, which is the only survival part of the spacecraft. That's where the crew is sitting at the present time.

Bottom portion is the Orbital Module.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #34 on:** 10/29/2016 09:25 pm »

The farewell ceremony actually happened during TDRSS LOS.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #35 on:** 10/29/2016 09:25 pm »

Pre-undocking procedures are underway inside Soyuz MS-01.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #36 on:** 10/29/2016 09:27 pm »

Rubins, Ivanishin, and Onishi will don their Sokol suits and conduct leak checks on their side of the hatch.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #37 on:** 10/29/2016 09:31 pm »

Hatch closure coverage ending at this time. We'll have two more coverages to cover afterwards.

Don't go away. We'll be right back.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #38 on:** 10/29/2016 09:37 pm »

Just for reference, sunrise at Jezkazgan will be at 02:11 UTC (8:11 AM local).

Landing will occur 108 minutes (1 hour, 48 minutes) after sunrise at 03:59 UTC (9:59 AM local). Obviously, this will be a day landing.

Source for lighting condition info: http://www.sunrisesunset.com/custom.asp

ZachS09 · « **Reply #39 on:** 10/29/2016 10:06 pm »

NASA TV's undocking coverage will start at 00:15 UTC on October 30/7:15 PM Central Time on October 29.

About two hours from now.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #40 on:** 10/29/2016 11:44 pm »

30 minutes until undocking coverage begins.

Prober · « **Reply #41 on:** 10/29/2016 11:49 pm »

nice view from awhile back

ZachS09 · « **Reply #42 on:** 10/30/2016 12:03 am »

12 minutes to go.

Undocking should occur 20 minutes after the coverage starts.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #43 on:** 10/30/2016 12:12 am »

3 minutes, everyone.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #44 on:** 10/30/2016 12:15 am »

Welcome back to Mission Control Houston, where NASA TV continues to provide live coverage of the undocking and descent of Soyuz MS-01 to Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

I'm ZachS09: your long-term commentator until the night is over.

Again, Rob Navias is the MCC PAO.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 10/30/2016 12:16 am »

Oh, we've got Sir Rob of Navias!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #46 on:** 10/30/2016 12:17 am »

Mission Control in Houston.

Nicole Mann is CAPCOM, TJ Creamer is Flight Director.

Russian Mission Control in Korolev.

Will be in charge of undocking and landing.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #47 on:** 10/30/2016 12:18 am »

Soyuz MS-01 crew.

Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #48 on:** 10/30/2016 12:19 am »

Soyuz MS-02 crew aka the first half of Expedition 50.

Kimbrough, Borisenko, and Ryzhikov.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #49 on:** 10/30/2016 12:20 am »

15 minutes until undocking and the official start of the Expedition 50 mission.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #50 on:** 10/30/2016 12:21 am »

Ivanishin will have completed 280 days of spaceflight upon landing.

Onishi and Rubins, since this is their first spaceflight, will have logged 115 days.

This makes Ivanishin the most-experienced crewmember of Soyuz MS-01.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #51 on:** 10/30/2016 12:23 am »

The undocking process will begin with the driving of the Orbital Module's hooks. After undocking, two departure maneuvers will be conducted to increase the departure rate away from the ISS.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #52 on:** 10/30/2016 12:24 am »

Just showed a quick animation of the landing sequence.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #53 on:** 10/30/2016 12:25 am »

Landing trajectory, which will end in Jezkazgan.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #54 on:** 10/30/2016 12:26 am »

The weather at Jezkazgan upon landing:

Broken cloud deck at 4,000 feet.

Winds out of southwest at 7 knots.

Temperature will be 34 degrees Fahrenheit.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #55 on:** 10/30/2016 12:27 am »

About 7 minutes until the hooks will drive. This will be a 90-second process, after which springs will push the spacecraft from the Rassvet module.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #56 on:** 10/30/2016 12:28 am »

The Soyuz MS-03 crew:

Peggy Whitson, Thomas Pesquet, and Oleg Novitsky.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #57 on:** 10/30/2016 12:29 am »

Just after undocking, Anatoli Ivanishin will use two joysticks to test the Soyuz-MS spacecraft's improved thrusters.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #58 on:** 10/30/2016 12:31 am »

In Jezkazgan, all pre-landing procedures are underway. They are also prepped to support a ballistic landing scenario, which recently happened with Soyuz TMA-10 and Soyuz TMA-11 in 2007 and 2008.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #59 on:** 10/30/2016 12:32 am »

Standing by to drive the hooks in two minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 10/30/2016 12:32 am »

We've got KU

ZachS09 · « **Reply #61 on:** 10/30/2016 12:33 am »

Soyuz MS-01, Cygnus OA-5, and Progress MS-03 in this view.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #62 on:** 10/30/2016 12:33 am »

Docking mechanism powered up. Hooks should drive momentarily.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #63 on:** 10/30/2016 12:36 am »

Hooks have driven, springs have pushed, and undocking is confirmed.

Expedition 50 is underway. Soyuz MS-01 now on its way back to Earth.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 10/30/2016 12:37 am »

HD cam!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #65 on:** 10/30/2016 12:38 am »

Article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/10/soyuz-ms-01-trio-trip-earth/

ZachS09 · « **Reply #66 on:** 10/30/2016 12:38 am »

Soyuz MS-01 drifting away.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #67 on:** 10/30/2016 12:39 am »

First departure maneuver has been done.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #68 on:** 10/30/2016 12:40 am »

Brand-new RCS now being tested.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #69 on:** 10/30/2016 12:41 am »

Awesome manual test by Anatoly Ivanishin.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #70 on:** 10/30/2016 12:41 am »

Standing by for the second departure maneuver.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #71 on:** 10/30/2016 12:41 am »

Epic cam view.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #72 on:** 10/30/2016 12:43 am »

Continuing the joystick tests to ensure the brand-new RCS thrusters are reported healthy.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #73 on:** 10/30/2016 12:44 am »

Soyuz MS-01 about to cross the northwest Pacific Ocean.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #74 on:** 10/30/2016 12:45 am »

Also getting views from the docking camera located on the Orbital Module.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 10/30/2016 12:45 am »

Manual test was successful (and epic).

ZachS09 · « **Reply #76 on:** 10/30/2016 12:46 am »

Thrusters have been shut down. All were fired nominally.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #77 on:** 10/30/2016 12:47 am »

View from HDEV camera.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 10/30/2016 12:47 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #79 on:** 10/30/2016 12:49 am »

Ivanishin configuring Soyuz MS-01's systems for the deorbit burn.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #80 on:** 10/30/2016 12:50 am »

In Kazakhstan, the astronaut support personnel will leave their hotels and make their way to an airport where helicopters will fly them to the landing site.

There will be all-terrain vehicles involved as well.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #81 on:** 10/30/2016 12:51 am »

Search and Rescue vehicles.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #82 on:** 10/30/2016 12:52 am »

Not much to report at this time; the deorbit burn will not happen for another 2 hours.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #83 on:** 10/30/2016 12:53 am »

Crew told to get some rest.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #84 on:** 10/30/2016 12:54 am »

Crew now resting for the time being.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #85 on:** 10/30/2016 12:55 am »

Very quiet in the Mission Control Centers in Houston and Korolev as all aspects remain good.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #86 on:** 10/30/2016 12:57 am »

Official undocking time was 00:35 UTC on October 30/7:35 PM Central Time on October 29.

Deorbit burn will occur at 03:06:36 UTC on October 30/10:06:36 PM Central Time on October 29.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #87 on:** 10/30/2016 12:58 am »

Rob Navias reading out the entry and landing sequence events.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #88 on:** 10/30/2016 01:02 am »

Soyuz MS-01 drifting further away from the ISS.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #89 on:** 10/30/2016 01:04 am »

Right now, communications seem to be pretty sparse. What's going on right now?

ZachS09 · « **Reply #90 on:** 10/30/2016 01:06 am »

Is that Rob Navias in the bottom right of the screen?

ZachS09 · « **Reply #91 on:** 10/30/2016 01:07 am »

Currently, we are 32 minutes into the Expedition 50 mission. About four months left.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #92 on:** 10/30/2016 01:09 am »

NASA TV coverage wrapping up. Only one more coverage to go until Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins are home.

We'll now take one more commercial break. Stay tuned.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #93 on:** 10/30/2016 01:15 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #94 on:** 10/30/2016 01:24 am »

21 minutes until the landing coverage.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #95 on:** 10/30/2016 01:35 am »

10 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #96 on:** 10/30/2016 01:41 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #97 on:** 10/30/2016 01:43 am »

2 minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 10/30/2016 01:46 am »

Right, let's get this one on the ground.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #99 on:** 10/30/2016 01:46 am »

Welcome back to the third and final part of tonight's lengthy coverage of Soyuz MS-01's undocking and landing.

I'm ZachS09; your trusty NSF commentator.

We are live in Mission Control Houston with Rob Navias as the PAO for this landing.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #100 on:** 10/30/2016 01:47 am »

The Soyuz MS-01 crew members once again.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #101 on:** 10/30/2016 01:47 am »

Short replay of the undocking.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #102 on:** 10/30/2016 01:49 am »

At this time, weather at Jezkazgan remains the same.

Here's the landing trajectory.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #103 on:** 10/30/2016 01:50 am »

We are 15 minutes away from the 4-minute deorbit burn.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #104 on:** 10/30/2016 01:53 am »

View inside the Korolev Mission Control Center.

Showing the landing animation as a heads-up.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #105 on:** 10/30/2016 01:54 am »

The Soyuz MS-02 crew.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #106 on:** 10/30/2016 01:55 am »

Orbit 3 Team in Houston.

TJ Creamer as Flight Director, Nicole Mann as CAPCOM. Astronaut Michael Barratt is also present in the picture.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #107 on:** 10/30/2016 01:56 am »

Rob Navias reading out the entry and landing sequence events.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #108 on:** 10/30/2016 01:57 am »

Separation of the Orbital Module and Service Module will occur at 03:33:40 UTC/10:33:40 PM Central Time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #109 on:** 10/30/2016 01:58 am »

No communications during descent phase due to distance from ISS antennae. Will regain communications with Jezkazgan landing officials as it reaches the ground.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #110 on:** 10/30/2016 01:59 am »

The Search and Rescue vehicles.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #111 on:** 10/30/2016 02:01 am »

Five minutes from the deorbit burn.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #112 on:** 10/30/2016 02:03 am »

ISS at an altitude of 252 statute miles inclined 51.6 degrees to either side of the Equator.

This view inside the Korolev Control Center will be the only camera view until they get live video from Jezkazgan.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #113 on:** 10/30/2016 02:07 am »

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, fire.

The Service Module's main propulsion system has ignited and is slowing the spacecraft to a suborbital trajectory. This will last about 4 minutes.

Jezkazgan helicopters have left their airports enroute to the landing site.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #114 on:** 10/30/2016 02:08 am »

Good thrust on the Service Module MPS.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #115 on:** 10/30/2016 02:08 am »

Cabin pressures remain stable in the Descent Module.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #116 on:** 10/30/2016 02:12 am »

And we have had shutdown of the Service Module MPS. Actual deorbit length was 4 minutes and 37 seconds.

The next major event will be the separation of the Orbital Module and the Service Module. 3 minutes afterwards, the Descent Module will begin entry interface.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #117 on:** 10/30/2016 02:13 am »

Deorbit burn parameters were extremely healthy. Soyuz MS-01 on its way to Jezkazgan as planned.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #118 on:** 10/30/2016 02:15 am »

Not much to report right now. 17 minutes until the module separation and entry interface events.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #119 on:** 10/30/2016 02:17 am »

As always, a medical tent will be inflated near the landing site so that Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins will be taken there for post-landing medical checks for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #120 on:** 10/30/2016 02:19 am »

From what I hear, the communications are literally choppy. A "cutting utensil" is slicing the communications link into little pieces.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #121 on:** 10/30/2016 02:21 am »

Now 12 minutes until module sep and entry interface.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #122 on:** 10/30/2016 02:22 am »

Now I hear nothing other than Rob Navias's info.

That should indicate that we've lost contact with Soyuz MS-01 until the end of the ionization blackout.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #123 on:** 10/30/2016 02:24 am »

The Orbital Module was depressurized at the completion of the deorbit burn. That way, it won't accidentally depressurize the Descent Module at the time of separation.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #124 on:** 10/30/2016 02:27 am »

6 minutes from the module separation and entry interface.

That will mark the first time Ivanishin, Onishi, and Rubins have felt Earth's gravity since July 2016.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #125 on:** 10/30/2016 02:34 am »

Module separation on my mark.

3, 2, 1, mark. We have separation of the Service Module and Orbital Module.

The crew members have also closed their helmet visors and started the oxygen supply to their Launch & Entry Suits.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #126 on:** 10/30/2016 02:35 am »

Altitude 100 kilometers.

We have initiation of entry interface.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #127 on:** 10/30/2016 02:36 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #128 on:** 10/30/2016 02:38 am »

Even though communications have been lost for a while, Soyuz has entered the ionization blackout.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #129 on:** 10/30/2016 02:40 am »

The Soyuz's heat shield building up to 2500 degrees Fahrenheit at this time.

Under 20 minutes to touchdown.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #130 on:** 10/30/2016 02:41 am »

Peak heating.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #131 on:** 10/30/2016 02:41 am »

Maximum G level during entry interface is 4.5 Gs. That's about half of what John Glenn experienced at the end of Friendship 7; he experienced 8 Gs during reentry.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #132 on:** 10/30/2016 02:43 am »

Two and a half minutes until the parachute deployment sequence. This should slow Soyuz down to 24 feet per second.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #133 on:** 10/30/2016 02:45 am »

Out of the plasma. Soyuz sends the beeping hello. 15 degrees above nominal curve. Could impact landing zone?

ZachS09 · « **Reply #134 on:** 10/30/2016 02:46 am »

As indicated by the radio beacon beeps, Soyuz MS-01 has regained communications with the Korolev Control Center.

The drogue chute has deployed.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #135 on:** 10/30/2016 02:47 am »

The main chute should have been reefed and fully inflated by now.

Also, we should expect live video from Jezkazgan.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #136 on:** 10/30/2016 02:48 am »

The Antonov aircraft is picking up signals from the Soyuz at this time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #137 on:** 10/30/2016 02:49 am »

Live video of the Soyuz spacecraft.

Rate of descent is 24 feet per second and BEAUTIFUL CHUTE!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #138 on:** 10/30/2016 02:50 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #139 on:** 10/30/2016 02:50 am »

9 minutes until touchdown.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #140 on:** 10/30/2016 02:51 am »

We've lost view of Soyuz for now.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #141 on:** 10/30/2016 02:52 am »

There it is again.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #142 on:** 10/30/2016 02:52 am »

RCS dump and heatshield jettison were visible too.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #143 on:** 10/30/2016 02:52 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #144 on:** 10/30/2016 02:54 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #145 on:** 10/30/2016 02:54 am »

Five minutes until touchdown.

ChrisC · « **Reply #146 on:** 10/30/2016 02:54 am »

Immediately after we got our first look at the Soyuz descending under parachute, Navias (NASA TV commentator) said something like "and there you just saw the heat shield separating." Did anyone catch that?

ZachS09 · « **Reply #147 on:** 10/30/2016 02:56 am »

Three minutes until touchdown.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #148 on:** 10/30/2016 02:57 am »

Crew is fine and well.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #149 on:** 10/30/2016 02:58 am »

Recovery choppers.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #150 on:** 10/30/2016 03:00 am »

Touchdown confirmed. Soyuz MS-01 back on Earth.

What a soft landing that was... PSYCHE! The crew obviously felt a jolt that made it feel like a hard landing!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #151 on:** 10/30/2016 03:01 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #152 on:** 10/30/2016 03:01 am »

"They've Landed!" in Russian on the front screen.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #153 on:** 10/30/2016 03:02 am »

Standing by for recovery forces to begin crew extraction.

Ivanishin will get out first followed by Rubins. Onishi will be the last one to exit the capsule.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #154 on:** 10/30/2016 03:03 am »

Confirmation that the capsule landed vertically. This will make the extraction a lot easier.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #155 on:** 10/30/2016 03:05 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #156 on:** 10/30/2016 03:06 am »

Korolev Control Center camera has been repositioned.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #157 on:** 10/30/2016 03:11 am »

I'm sure SMS will provide us with the actual touchdown time pretty soon.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #158 on:** 10/30/2016 03:12 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #159 on:** 10/30/2016 03:15 am »

Live video from the landing site.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #160 on:** 10/30/2016 03:16 am »

Here they come!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #161 on:** 10/30/2016 03:17 am »

Soyuz Commander Anatoli Ivanishin now out of the capsule.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #162 on:** 10/30/2016 03:18 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #163 on:** 10/30/2016 03:19 am »

Flight Engineer 1 Takuya Onishi now out of the capsule.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #164 on:** 10/30/2016 03:20 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #165 on:** 10/30/2016 03:22 am »

Flight Engineer 2 Kate Rubins now out of the capsule.

All three are now extracted.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #166 on:** 10/30/2016 03:22 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #167 on:** 10/30/2016 03:23 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #168 on:** 10/30/2016 03:24 am »

Epic Kate smile.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #169 on:** 10/30/2016 03:24 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #170 on:** 10/30/2016 03:24 am »

Rob Navias now interviewing Dan Huot, who is at the Jezkazgan landing site.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #171 on:** 10/30/2016 03:26 am »

Right, I'm off. Thanks to Zach for the amazing coverage!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #172 on:** 10/30/2016 03:26 am »

The crew members now using a satellite phone to talk to friends and family.

The medical tent is now inflated.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #173 on:** 10/30/2016 03:27 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/30/2016 03:26 am

Right, I'm off. Thanks to Zach for the amazing coverage!

You're welcome, Chris. By the way, I've actually been providing coverage for over 7 hours.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #174 on:** 10/30/2016 03:28 am »

Crew is obviously calm, cool, and collected.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #175 on:** 10/30/2016 03:29 am »

Crew members now being taken to the medical tent.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #176 on:** 10/30/2016 03:30 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #177 on:** 10/30/2016 03:31 am »

Just heard from Dan Huot that they'll be swapping places for the Soyuz MS-03 launch on November 18.

That's right. Dan Huot will officially be the launch commentator for Soyuz MS-03.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #178 on:** 10/30/2016 03:33 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #179 on:** 10/30/2016 03:34 am »

Not much to report right now. Recovery forces are now packing up the main chute.

And the crew is now inside the medical tent about to doff their Launch & Entry Suits.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #180 on:** 10/30/2016 03:35 am »

The red-orange medical tent.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #181 on:** 10/30/2016 03:37 am »

Once the main chute is packed inside a large bag, it'll be brought back so that it can undergo postflight analysis.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #182 on:** 10/30/2016 03:41 am »

After their medical exams, the Soyuz MS-01 crew will take a 2-hour flight for a Kazakh welcome ceremony.

Following that, Anatoli Ivanishin will fly back to Star City, Russia.

And Onishi and Rubins will fly back to Houston.

Now showing landing replays.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #183 on:** 10/30/2016 03:41 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #184 on:** 10/30/2016 03:44 am »

The Descent Module, charred from the reentry plasma.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #185 on:** 10/30/2016 03:45 am »

The "land leg" chairs.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #186 on:** 10/30/2016 03:48 am »

The ladder structure that was placed over the capsule.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #187 on:** 10/30/2016 03:48 am »

ZachS09 · « **Reply #188 on:** 10/30/2016 03:52 am »

Again, not much to report. Just showing replays of the crew extraction.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #189 on:** 10/30/2016 04:02 am »

Standing by to return to the Mission Control Center in Houston.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #190 on:** 10/30/2016 04:04 am »

Back at Mission Control Houston.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #191 on:** 10/30/2016 04:09 am »

For the last time tonight, the NASA TV feed comes to a close.

This has been ZachS09 providing play-by-play coverage of the Soyuz MS-01 hatch closure, undocking, and deorbit burn/landing events. Coming up next in three weeks will be the launch of Soyuz MS-03.

From Mission Control Houston, everybody, good night and God bless America.

ChrisC · « **Reply #192 on:** 10/30/2016 12:52 pm »

Quote from: ChrisC on 10/30/2016 02:54 am

Immediately after we got our first look at the Soyuz descending under parachute, Navias (NASA TV commentator) said something like "and there you just saw the heat shield separating." Did anyone catch that?

Got in on the replays: at around 20 seconds in this video, you see a big puff of smoke and then something falling straight down below the capsule. I've never seen that before, and certainly it's a rare sight in Soyuz coverage. This link will take you straight to it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R63UlUmlW44#t=15s

Chris B., perhaps a screenshot and a paragraph about it would be a worthy addition to your article? A Soyuz expert here could describe that particular sequence more closely.

eeergo · « **Reply #193 on:** 10/30/2016 06:21 pm »

Quote from: ChrisC on 10/30/2016 12:52 pm

Got in on the replays: at around 20 seconds in this video, you see a big puff of smoke and then something falling straight down below the capsule. I've never seen that before, and certainly it's a rare sight in Soyuz coverage. This link will take you straight to it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R63UlUmlW44#t=15s

Chris B., perhaps a screenshot and a paragraph about it would be a worthy addition to your article? A Soyuz expert here could describe that particular sequence more closely.

Here's another (poorly-edited) video showing the TMA-04M heatshield release. The smoke seen in this Soyuz's video is actually mostly coming from the SIO-S RCS system dumping out the H2O2 before landing (see picture)

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #194 on:** 10/30/2016 07:18 pm »

Quote from: ChrisC on 10/30/2016 12:52 pm

Quote from: ChrisC on 10/30/2016 02:54 am
Immediately after we got our first look at the Soyuz descending under parachute, Navias (NASA TV commentator) said something like "and there you just saw the heat shield separating." Did anyone catch that?

Got in on the replays: at around 20 seconds in this video, you see a big puff of smoke and then something falling straight down below the capsule. I've never seen that before, and certainly it's a rare sight in Soyuz coverage. This link will take you straight to it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R63UlUmlW44#t=15s

Chris B., perhaps a screenshot and a paragraph about it would be a worthy addition to your article? A Soyuz expert here could describe that particular sequence more closely.

See video n°4 in this page, at about 00'56" :

http://www.kosmonavtika.com/vaisseaux/soyouz/tech/ksp/ksp.html

It shows a landing test of the Soyuz spaceship.

jacqmans · « **Reply #195 on:** 10/31/2016 06:52 am »

October 30, 2016
RELEASE 16-103

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station

NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.

Rubins and her crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, touched down in their Soyuz MS-01 at 11:58 p.m. EDT (9:58 a.m. Oct. 30, Kazakhstan time) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

Rubins, who has a degree in molecular biology, contributed to several new studies taking place for the first time aboard the space station, including the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment. The ability to sequence the DNA of living organisms in space could enable astronauts to diagnose an illness, or identify microbes growing in the space station and determine whether they represent a health threat.

During her time on the orbiting complex, Rubins ventured outside the confines of the station for two spacewalks. During the first one on Aug. 19, she and NASA astronaut Jeff Williams installed the first international docking adapter. Outfitted with a host of sensors and systems, the adapter’s main purpose is to provide a port for spacecraft bringing astronauts to the station in the future. Its first users are expected to be the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft now in development in partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. During her second spacewalk Sept. 1, Rubins and Williams retracted a spare thermal control radiator and installed two new high-definition cameras.

Together, the Expedition 49 crew members contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the world-class orbiting laboratory during their 115 days in space.

The trio also welcomed three cargo spacecraft delivering several tons of supplies and research experiments. Rubins was involved in the grapple of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft to the station in October, the company's sixth contracted commercial resupply mission, and SpaceX’s Dragon ninth contracted mission in July. One Russian ISS Progress cargo spacecraft also docked to the station in July.

Rubins and Onishi have each spent a total of 115 days in space during their first mission. Ivanishin now has 280 days in space from two flights.

Expedition 50, with Shane Kimbrough of NASA in command and his crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, will operate the station for three weeks until the arrival of three new crew members.

Peggy Whitson of NASA, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) and Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch Nov. 17 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

jacqmans · « **Reply #196 on:** 10/31/2016 12:22 pm »

NASA Astronauts ‏@NASA_Astronauts

Welcome back to Houston! #AstroKate and Takuya Onishi return to @NASA_Johnson after completing a successful mission to @Space_Station.

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NASA Astronauts ‏@NASA_Astronauts

Enthusiastic greeting as #AstroKate is welcomed home to Houston by family, friends, and fellow astronauts.

yoichi · « **Reply #197 on:** 10/31/2016 02:04 pm »

from Takuya's google+
https://plus.google.com/101922061219949719231/posts/aNwjSpY5wiW

catdlr · « **Reply #198 on:** 11/02/2016 03:30 am »

Space Station Astronauts Arrive in Houston for Homecoming

NASA Johnson

Published on Nov 1, 2016
Expedition 49 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency returned to Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center in Houston early Oct. 31, just over 24 hours after landing in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft with cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. The trio wrapped up a 115-day mission on the International Space Station on Oct. 29. The scientific work of the mission continues, however, as Rubins and Onishi begin a series of post-flight medical tests.