Author Topic: Soyuz MS-01 EOM Events (Undock, Entry, Landing) - October 29, 2016 (Read 37286 times)

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.