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Soyuz MS-09 EOM Events (Undock, Entry, Landing) December 20, 2018
by
jacqmans
on 18 Dec, 2018 09:07
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NASA International Space Station Operations Integration Manager Kenny Todd thanks Russian Search and Rescue teams for their amazing support during the October 11, 2018 aborted Expedition 57 launch, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos teams were gathered to discuss the readiness for the landing of Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 56 and 57 crews onboard the International Space Station.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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#1
by
jacqmans
on 18 Dec, 2018 09:09
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Expedition 57 Landing Preparations
NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, and Russian Search and Recovery Forces meet at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Karaganda, Kazakhstan to discuss the readiness for the landing of Expedition 57 crew members
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#2
by
theonlyspace
on 18 Dec, 2018 10:55
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What day and time is Expedition 56 / 57 undocking reentry and landing eastern standard time ?
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#3
by
Olaf
on 18 Dec, 2018 11:07
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What day and time is Expedition 56 / 57 undocking reentry and landing eastern standard time ?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32006.860UTC time is used in table
2018
December 20 01:40 / 04:10 / 05:03 - Soyuz MS-09 (55S) undocking (from Rassvet), deorbit and landing [Exp 56/57: Prokopiev, Gerst, Auñón-Chancellor]
undocking December,19 20.40 EST
deorbit December, 19 23.10 EST
landing December, 20 00.03 EST
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#4
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centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 20:41
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#5
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 20:46
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Our PAO today: Rob Navias
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#6
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 20:48
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#7
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 20:57
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#8
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:04
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Soyuz reactivation complete by Sergey Prokopyev.
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#9
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:14
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#10
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:18
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#11
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:23
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1st view inside Rassvet module.
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#12
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:28
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Some little problem (deconnected) with the cable of the camera...
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#13
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:28
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#14
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:30
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#15
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:33
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Rassvet hatch closed too...
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#16
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:40
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Next event:
7:45 p.m. – Coverage of the undocking of the Space Station Expedition 57 crew; undocking scheduled at 8:40 p.m. EST (All Channels)
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#17
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:41
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The vestibule between Soyuz BO (Orbital module) & MRM-2 Rassvet is going to be depressurized followed by pressure monitoring during about one hour....
The crew must also don their Sokol pressure suits.
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#18
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 21:46
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#19
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 23:42
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#20
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 23:43
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Right now, Sokol suits Pressure check.
(Prokopiev have a problem with a communication cable in his suit, he can't communicate directly with MCC-M, so Alexander Gert will be the prime communicator with the ground)
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#21
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 23:50
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#22
by
centaurinasa
on 19 Dec, 2018 23:53
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Soyuz MS-09 commander Call sign: "Altaïr".
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#23
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:03
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According to Rob Navias, MRM- 2 Rassvet hooks are already open (soyuz is now only mated by his own hooks)
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#24
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:08
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Crew says that their are perfectly confortable, with the commander communication issue, GO/NO GO undocking pool at MCC-H
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#25
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:11
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Final full orbit for MS-09 crew….
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#26
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:16
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For those watching both, Delta IV-H has moved five minutes to the right, so now seven, not two, minutes after Soyuz undocking.
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#27
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:21
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Reporting that the camera view is partially cover by a MLI debris (release from orbital module, during last russian EVA)
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#28
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:23
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This not the concerned camera…..
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#29
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:24
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#30
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:33
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#31
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:38
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Command sent to open hooks
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#32
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:39
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ISS in free drift
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#33
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:41
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Physical sep. !! pushed by 4 loaded springs.
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#34
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:42
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#35
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:43
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#36
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:44
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DPO departure burn (8 sec)
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#37
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:45
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#38
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:46
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DPO departure burn 2 complete. 15 sec.)
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#39
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:47
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#40
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:47
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#41
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:49
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#42
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:50
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#43
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:52
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#44
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:53
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#45
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:55
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#46
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 00:56
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#47
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:03
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Sergey telling that even with the visor closed, he can heard his other crewmembers
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#48
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:08
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Crew now begin the reviewing of the landing procedure.
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#49
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:11
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#50
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:16
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View of Rassvet module after soyuz departure.
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#51
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:17
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#52
by
SciNews
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:18
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Activities so far
Soyuz MS-09 hatch closure
Soyuz MS-09 undocking and departure
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#53
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:20
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Seems like this is a view of the Soyuz from ISS's truss camera
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#54
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:22
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Next:
10:45 p.m. – Coverage of the deorbit burn and landing of the Expedition 57 Crew; deorbit burn scheduled at 11:10 p.m. EST with landing scheduled at 12:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 20 (All Channels)
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#55
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 01:26
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Forecast at the landing zone:
Broken clouds at about 1,500 feet.
Visibility: about 6 miles.
Winds from the E-NE at 6 to 12 knots.
T°:11 °F, with a wind chill around 0° F.
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#56
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 02:42
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#57
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 02:54
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#58
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 02:56
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#59
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 02:57
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#60
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:03
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Landing scheduled in one hour ...
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#61
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:05
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Deorbit burn in 5mn.
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#62
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:07
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View of Soyuz MS-09 from ISS camera
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#63
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:07
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Soyuz transition to Deorbit burn orientation (retrograde attitude)
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#64
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:08
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SKD main engine protective cover is open.
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#65
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:12
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DEORBIT burn (4mn 36 sec.).
Prokopyev provide a running commentary of Soyuz parameters (fuel consumption, press, ...), to MCC-M
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#66
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:12
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Wow. You could see the pulse of ignition!
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#67
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:16
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Burn complete !
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#68
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:16
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BO depressurization (10 sec after the end of deorbit burn)
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#69
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:17
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"SA pressure nominal"
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#70
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:19
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Soyuz in attitude for modules sep. (sep scheduled at 04.38 UTC)
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#71
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:22
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"BO ready for separation"
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#72
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:23
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#73
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:27
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#74
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:30
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#75
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:32
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#76
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:32
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Helmets visor closed.
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#77
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:36
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#78
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:36
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#79
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:39
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Modules (and periscope) pyrotechnic separation
Now, hearing the "Beacon".
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#80
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:41
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Descent Module orientation to point heat shield forward.
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#81
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:46
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EI "Entry Interface, the Descent Module is now in "plasma regime" (about 5mn in duration)
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#82
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:49
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Just under 4Gs are entry.
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#83
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:50
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Waiting confirmation of chute deployment…..
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#84
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centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:53
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#85
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:56
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Voice communication established with recovery forces, crew reported that they feeling well.
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#86
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 03:57
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#87
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:04
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Recovery vehicle already in route to the landing site.
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#88
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:07
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#89
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:08
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TOUCHDOWN confirmed by MCC-M, capsule is upright.
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#90
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:10
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Landing time: 05.02 UTC according to Rob Navias.
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#91
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:18
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Rob Navias: "Crew reported that they feeling well"
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#92
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:19
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#93
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:27
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PAO Gary Jordan is at the landing site. (no video yet)
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#94
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centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:31
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#95
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:40
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#96
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:43
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#97
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:47
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#98
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:52
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Transfert to the medical tent.
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#99
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centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 04:56
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#100
by
centaurinasa
on 20 Dec, 2018 05:01
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#101
by
SciNews
on 20 Dec, 2018 05:05
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Landing highlights
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#102
by
ZachS09
on 20 Dec, 2018 05:27
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Great job, centaurinasa!
I'll be honest: your coverages of most ISS-related events are really awesome. Keep doing what you're doing.
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#103
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 05:54
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Press Release
N°35-2018
Paris, 20 December 2018
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst returns to Earth – for the second time
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev.
Returning in the same Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft that flew them to the International Space Station on 6 June 2018, the trio landed in the Kazakh steppe on 20 December at 05:06 GMT (06:06 CET).
Alexander is now flying directly to Cologne, Germany, where he will continue to be monitored by ESA’s space medicine team as he readapts to Earth’s gravity at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) and DLR’s ‘:envihab’ facility.
Alexander’s return to Earth marks the successful conclusion of his Horizons mission – a mission in which he performed over 60 European experiments in space, became the second ever European commander of the International Space Station, welcomed six
resupply vehicles, installed the first commercial facility for research in the Columbus laboratory, delivered an important message on climate change for leaders at the COP24 climate change conference and captured real-time footage of a Soyuz launch
abort.
A number of scientific experiments also returned to Earth alongside the crew in the Soyuz. One of these, known as Dosis 3D, provides greater insight into the dose and distribution of radiation on board the Station. It is just one of many experiments
that will deliver benefits for Earth as well as human and robotic exploration as Europe prepares for future missions to the Moon and beyond.
Alexander has now spent a total of 363 full non-consecutive days living and working on board the International Space Station, and joined international partners on 20 November in celebrating 20 years of collaboration on the greatest international project
of all time.
Media are invited to Alexander’s first public appearance after his Horizons mission at EAC on Saturday, 22 December. He will be joined for this one-hour event by ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Head of EAC Frank De Winne, who will be available
to answer questions after providing short statements. Further info can be found below.
Highlights of the mission have also been well documented with a large selection of images captured by Alexander available to view and download on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_alex/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_alex/ Video content from his time in space is also available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/ESA https://www.youtube.com/ESA and regular mission updates can be found on the Horizons blog
http://blogs.esa.int/alexander-gerst/ http://blogs.esa.int/alexander-gerst/ The press conference on 22 December at EAC starts at 11:15 CET and will run until 12:15 CET. It will also be available to follow online at
https://livestream.com/ESA https://livestream.com/ESA The event will be held in German and in English and the schedule is as follows:
-Arrival from: 10:00 CET
-News conference: 11:15 to 12:15 CET
-End: 13:00 CET
There are limited interview opportunities with ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Head of EAC Frank De Winne (ESA ISS operations and astronaut group lead), immediately after this event. Please note: there will be no opportunity for any one-on-one
interviews with ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst because of operational reasons.
Media should register their attendance in advance of this event via
https://se.myconvento.com/public/event_register/index/2598867 https://se.myconvento.com/public/event_register/index/2598867 . The final day for registrations is 21 December, 2018.
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#104
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 05:55
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December 20, 2018
RELEASE 18-121
NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Returns to Earth After 197-Day Mission in Space
Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew, including NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, returned to Earth Thursday, safely landing at 12:02 a.m. EST (11:02 a.m. local time) in Kazakhstan.
Auñón-Chancellor and her crewmates, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev, launched June 6 and arrived at the space station two days later to begin their mission. Over 197 days, they circled the globe 3,152 times, covering 83.3 million miles.
For the last 16 days of her mission, Auñón-Chancellor was joined by fellow NASA astronaut Anne McClain, marking the first time in which the only two U.S. astronauts on a mission both were women.
The Expedition 57 crew contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the world-class orbiting laboratory. Highlights included investigations into new cancer treatment methods and algae growth in space. The crew also installed a new Life Sciences Glovebox, a sealed work area for life science and technology investigations that can accommodate two astronauts.
This was the first flight for Auñón-Chancellor and Prokopyev and the second for Gerst, who – with a total of 362 days in orbit – now holds the flight duration record among ESA astronauts.
Prokopyev completed two spacewalks totaling 15 hours and 31 minutes. During a 7 hour, 45 minute spacewalk Dec. 11, he and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos retrieved patch samples and took digital images of a repair made to the habitation module of the Soyuz MS-09 in which the Expedition 57 trio rode home. The space station crew located and, within hours of its detection, repaired a small hole inside the Soyuz in August. The spacecraft was thoroughly checked and deemed safe for return to Earth.
When the Soyuz undocked at 8:40 p.m. Dec. 19, Expedition 58 began aboard the station, with McClain, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Kononenko comprising a three-person crew. The next residents on the space station – Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos – will launch Feb. 28 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to join their crewmates, marking the start of Expedition 59.
For more than 18 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 230 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,400 research investigations from researchers in more than 103 countries.
Keep up with the International Space Station, its research and crews at:
https://www.nasa.gov/stationGet breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:
https://instagram.com/iss and
https://www.twitter.com/Space_Station
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#105
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jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 07:09
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#106
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 07:10
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#107
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 07:11
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#108
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 07:11
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#109
by
eeergo
on 20 Dec, 2018 08:47
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#110
by
jacqmans
on 20 Dec, 2018 11:42
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Press release, 20 December 2018
Alexander Gerst is back on Earth - Horizons mission ends after 197 days in space
Alexander Gerst returned to Earth safely in the early hours of 20 December 2018 after 197 days in space, 195 of them on board the International Space Station ISS. The Soyuz MS-09 touched down close to Karaganda in the Kazakh steppe right on schedule
at 06:02 Central European Time. The spacecraft carrying the German ESA astronaut, the NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor and the Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev left the International Space Station at 02:40 CET, and the crew of the ISS Expedition
57 was back on terra firma just under three and a half hours later.
"We are thrilled that Alexander Gerst has returned to Earth in good health and that his horizons mission has been so successful. As DLR, we are also delighted to have contributed to an important part of the mission, which we have implemented on the
front line over the last six months – 40 of the 65 European experiments came from Germany. The Columbus Control Centre at the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen and the :envihab research facility for aerospace medicine at our site in Cologne made us part
of the mission team on the ground, and we did everything in our power to support Alexander Gerst," says Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Executive Board.
Successful research in space
On 6 June 2018, Alexander Gerst embarked on his second cosmic mission from the Russian Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. His first mission was Blue Dot and took place in 2014. Gerst worked on around 200 experiments (Blue Dot: approx. 160) during the
mission, including 65 ESA experiments, 40 of which originated in Germany and/or involved German contributions. "It was a very intense, but also extraordinarily successful mission," says Volker Schmid, horizons mission manager at DLR, as an initial
summary: "Alexander was able to complete all of the experiments and work that were scheduled for his mission. Only the launch of the photobioreactor has been postponed to March 2019. There were several premieres as well, for instance CIMON's first
deployment in a microgravity environment. CIMON is an astronaut assistance system equipped with artificial intelligence that was developed and built in Germany. Another premiere was the use of the fluorescence microscope FLUMIAS, which provided the
first live imaging of biochemical processes unfolding in cell cultures in space."
First German commander on the ISS
On 3 October, Gerst became the first German and second European commander of the ISS. Following cancellation of the Soyuz launch on 11 October, he was responsible for managing all tasks with a smaller crew on board (three astronauts instead of six)
for two months – until the current ISS team (Expedition 58) arrived on 3 December 2018. Like in 2014, Alexander Gerst sent a steady stream of sometimes exquisitely beautiful, other times alarming images back down to Earth from an altitude of 400 kilometres,
demonstrating again how unique – yet vulnerable – our 'space ship' actually is and that climate change and the depletion of nature and the environment have left deep scars. Participating in 12 ARISS calls with schools and dozen live calls with media
representatives, government authorities and an interested parties, Gerst was therefore deeply engaged in generating interest in science, technology and space issues among children and adolescents and increase awareness about the fact that our future
on the Blue Planet rests firmly in all of our hands.
Arrival at :envihab in Cologne
After returning to Earth on 20 December 2018, Gerst will go home as quickly as possible. A special NASA aircraft will take him to Cologne Bonn Airport after a stopover in Norway. Arriving at around 20:45 pm, the 42-year-old will proceed directly to
the :envihab research facility at the DLR site in Cologne, where he will be cared for by DLR and the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) over the next few days. ":envihab has the ideal facilities to recover from the physical strain of spending a long period
in space. The astronauts receive support from an experienced, highly specialised team that has the necessary laboratories and state-of-the-art medical equipment," emphasises Jens Jordan, director of the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Four European
astronauts – including Gerst in 2014 – have already used the facility to readapt to the conditions on Earth under the supervision of aerospace physicians.
With a short break for Christmas, the team of doctors and scientists will give Alexander Gerst round-the-clock care for the next two weeks and will also conduct exams on behalf of ESA, NASA and other space agencies. Among other things, the scientists
will take blood and saliva samples to determine changes to the immune system during a prolonged period in space. Muscle tone, elasticity and stiffness will also be measured in order to analyse the influence on muscle functions. Many of the medical
tests such as the MRI measurements, EKG, fitness tests and eye examinations were also carried out before and during the mission. Now they will continue back on Earth using precisely the same measuring devices as those on the ISS. This will provide
the researchers with data that enables them to identify changes brought on by a stay on the ISS.
Support from the German Space Operations Center
Alexander Gerst circled the Earth more than 3000 times during his horizons mission. Whenever he or his astronaut colleagues were working on experiments in the European science laboratory Columbus, they were in continuous contact with the Columbus Control
Centre (Col-CC) at the German Space Operations Center at the DLR site in Oberpfaffenhofen. As flight director, Marius Bach was responsible for planning the experiments, as well as for adherence to the correct procedure. "We are overjoyed that Alex
managed to perform so many German and also international experiments. In total, he was able to complete almost all of the 100 hours of experiment time allotted to the European part of his mission."
With its team of 50 employees, the Col-CC operated 24/7 to make sure that the astronauts found the conditions they needed in the Columbus laboratory. Bach and his colleagues spoke directly to the astronauts every Tuesday to coordinate the work in the
Columbus science laboratory. In addition to efficient planning, Bach – and after the scheduled handover to his successor in mid-September – Laura Zanardini needed to be certain that the astronaut conserved his strength: "Alex is known for his extremely
meticulous style of work, which is why ESA and NASA often ask him to do more complex tasks. Our job was to monitor that he received – and also stuck to – enough rest in the following days."
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#111
by
patchfree
on 20 Dec, 2018 21:10
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EI "Entry Interface, the Descent Module is now in "plasma regime" (about 5mn in duration)
Soyouz cabin description:
Two legends were mismatched: parachute housing and parachute cover hatch!
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#112
by
a2soup
on 21 Dec, 2018 02:03
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I've never seen someone look quite as hale, hearty, and lacking queasiness during a Soyuz extraction as Gerst did here. And after an extended mission no less! An impressive performance for sure.
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#113
by
Lewis007
on 21 Dec, 2018 07:20
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Gerst’s plane landed at the at the military area of Cologne/Bonn Airport in Germany at 19:45 CET on Dec 20. There he was greeted by media and VIPs before making his way to the Germany Aerospace Centre’s envihab facility next to ESA’s astronaut center.
pics can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/esa_events/albums/72157704845108274
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#114
by
Lewis007
on 21 Dec, 2018 13:38
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HD landing video (including Kazakh welcoming ceremony & Prokovyev's arrival at Chkalovksy).
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#115
by
Joachim
on 22 Dec, 2018 06:25
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Since the recovery I've not seen any photos of Serena Auñón-Chancellor. At the welcome ceremony in Dzheskaskan her place was empty.
Why? What happened with her?
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#116
by
Lewis007
on 22 Dec, 2018 06:42
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The last I saw of her was the arrival by helicopter at Dzhezkazgan (see attachment). She probably did not feel well enough to attend the traditional welcoming ceremony. NASA astronauts often skip this event (it seems the NASA doctors are very conservative).
By now, she should have arrived at Ellington Field near Houston, but NASA does not always covert his this event, and Aunon herself has not tweeted anything either, but she has not been a heavy Twitter user during her flight, so this is not unusual.
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#117
by
SciNews
on 24 Dec, 2018 07:27
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For the Christmas playlist: Soyuz MS-09 departing the International Space Station
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#118
by
Lewis007
on 28 Dec, 2018 06:01
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#119
by
jacqmans
on 14 Jan, 2019 13:16
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Sorry its is German....
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#120
by
Joachim
on 22 Jan, 2019 10:55
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We are still missing the landing time (up to the seconds) and the more accurate point of touchdown. I've 47°29'40.98''N, 69°41'58.86''E. This is from the GPS data of a NASA photo taken by Bill Ingalls only a few meters away from the capsule.
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#121
by
Mark McCombs
on 23 Jan, 2019 06:25
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Since the recovery I've not seen any photos of Serena Auñón-Chancellor. At the welcome ceremony in Dzheskaskan her place was empty.
Why? What happened with her?
I have been looking for a post mission interview/news article or anything.
I can understand being sick after landing though after a few weeks you would think there would be some news.
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#122
by
Olaf
on 23 Jan, 2019 07:21
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#123
by
Olaf
on 29 Jan, 2019 08:18
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#124
by
Olaf
on 12 Feb, 2019 14:00
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