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#220
by
TALsite
on 08 Apr, 2008 14:47
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eeergo - 8/4/2008 1:26 PM
... the form the boosters form when they fall away from the main body of the Soyuz is called the "Korolev cross". Didn't know that.
I was watching the launch on Russian Today. They interviewed Yuri Karash and they did a great coverage.
During launch I saw a very relaxed Yi Soyeon, smiling al the time.
For me, the image of the launch was the first stage boosters separation against the blue sky, the “Korolev cross” as DaviD said. A very beautiful image.
Have any of you a Hi-Res image of it?
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#221
by
janmb
on 08 Apr, 2008 19:33
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tva - 8/4/2008 1:37 PM
Did any of you notice the stick the cosmonaut sitting in the midseat using to push buttons ?
Incredeble simpel device, apparently nominal practice in all these years.
Yes is has been for years (as long as the Soyuz vehicle I presume)
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#222
by
jacqmans
on 08 Apr, 2008 19:50
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Success of the 1731st launch of Soyuz
Evry, April 8, 2008
The 1731st flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 17:16 Baikonur time (13:16 Paris time).
Starsem, Arianespace and their Russian partners report that the Soyuz TMA-12 manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station. This was the second Soyuz family mission in 2008.
Last year was marked by three successful Soyuz flights performed under Starsem's responsibility: two launches, which delivered into orbit eight Globalstar satellites for Globalstar, Inc. (scoring a total of 32 Globalstar satellites launched by 8 Soyuz launch vehicles) and one launch with the Radarsat-2 spacecraft for MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
With the introduction of Soyuz at the Guiana Space Center (CSG), this famed Russian medium-class launch vehicle will become an integral part of the European launch vehicle fleet, together with the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and the lightweight Vega. To be offered to the commercial market, the Soyuz in French Guiana is Europe's reference medium-class launch vehicle for governmental and commercial missions.
Starsem is the Soyuz Company, bringing together all key players involved in the production, operation and international commercial marketing of the world's most versatile launch vehicle. Shareholders in Starsem are Arianespace, Astrium, the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Samara Space Center.
The next Soyuz launch will be performed by Starsem on April 27, 2008. It will deliver into orbit the Giove-B satellite for the European Space Agency.
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#223
by
jacqmans
on 08 Apr, 2008 19:52
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April 8, 2008, Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia.
The Soyuz-FG integrated launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-12 transport manned spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome at 15:16:39 Moscow time.
The crews of the ISS 17th prime expedition (ISS-17) and 14th visiting expedition (VC-14) are aboard the Russian space vehicle. The vehicle crew includes Sergey Volkov (Russian test cosmonaut from Yu.A. Gagarin CTC, spacecraft commander, ISS-17 commander), Oleg Kononenko (Russian test cosmonaut from S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, spacecraft flight engineer, ISS-17 flight engineer), as well as citizen of South Korea, participant of space flight So Yeon Yi.
Photos:
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss17/photo_04-08.html
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#224
by
jacqmans
on 08 Apr, 2008 19:53
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#225
by
janmb
on 08 Apr, 2008 19:59
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Suspect Jester does
Can't wait.
On the (rather bad) NASA TV stream I was watching on my cell phone, it looked like a very clean launch with very good visibility too, so hopefully some good footage
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#226
by
eeergo
on 08 Apr, 2008 20:59
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I have a question for the Russian people reading this...
Today during the webcast I heard something that sounded like "Boosk!", which the commentator translated as "Start" (as in main engine start, I assume) Is this translation correct? I ask because watching the BBC documentaries "Space Race", concerning the historic period with the same name, when Korolev is launching his rockets he says something like "Saziganya!" to say "Ignition", and uses the same "Boosk!" I heard today to refer to the liftoff proper.
Which is correct?
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#227
by
ssb
on 08 Apr, 2008 21:30
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#228
by
eeergo
on 08 Apr, 2008 21:41
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Thanks Serge, much appreciated!
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#229
by
on 08 Apr, 2008 22:19
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Hi-Res Photos?
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#230
by
Ford Mustang
on 08 Apr, 2008 22:20
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jancarlobascu - 8/4/2008 6:19 PM
Hi-Res Photos?
Super Hi-Res Images of launch are on L2.
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#231
by
on 09 Apr, 2008 03:38
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NASA - International Space Station Section
Expedition 17 Crew Headed To Station
After Tuesday’s successful launch, the Expedition 17 crew members are headed to their new home aboard the International Space Station. Commander Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko and spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi launched at 7:16 a.m. EDT in a Soyuz TMA-12 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Less than ten minutes later, the spacecraft reached orbit and its antennas and solar arrays were deployed. Expedition 17 will be welcomed by the Expedition 16 crew after docking to the orbiting laboratory, scheduled for Thursday.
Expedition 17 crew members Volkov and Kononenko will begin a six-month stay in space. Spaceflight participant Yi will return to Earth with Expedition 16 crew members Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko on April 19.
Whitson and Malenchenko launched to the station Oct. 10. Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman launched to the station on the STS-123 mission of Endeavour March 11. He joined Expedition 16 in progress and will continue his tour with the Expedition 17 crew.
Aboard the station, Whitson, Malenchenko and Reisman took a break from their daily activities to watch the launch of Expedition 17. They also reviewed the flight plan for spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi, familiarizing themselves with the experiments and Earth photography she will be conducting during her nine-day visit on the complex.
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#232
by
on 09 Apr, 2008 03:41
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Current International Space Station Configuration
(ATV and Soyuz TMA-11)
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#233
by
on 09 Apr, 2008 03:49
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#234
by
Satori
on 09 Apr, 2008 13:33
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Exact launch time in format 1116:39.XXXUTC?
Thanks!
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#235
by
anik
on 09 Apr, 2008 14:03
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Satori - 9/4/2008 5:33 PM
Exact launch time in format 1116:39.XXXUTC?
11:16:38.922 UTC
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#236
by
edkyle99
on 09 Apr, 2008 19:12
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With the Soyuz TMA-12 launch, ISS has now accounted for a full one-third of this year's 15 orbital launch attempts to date.
- Ed Kyle
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#237
by
The-Hammer
on 09 Apr, 2008 20:28
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Which is the most correct order for So-Yeon Yi's name?
So-Yeon Yi
or
Yi So-Yeon
?
I've seen it both ways and I seem to recall that Koreans place the family name first but I'm not certain.
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#238
by
Fuji
on 10 Apr, 2008 00:04
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The-Hammer - 8/4/2008 4:28 PM
Which is the most correct order for So-Yeon Yi's name?
So-Yeon Yi
or
Yi So-Yeon
?
I've seen it both ways and I seem to recall that Koreans place the family name first but I'm not certain.
Japanese news paper report her name Yi So-Yeon.
Family name is Yi.
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#239
by
jcm
on 10 Apr, 2008 02:05
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What's the TMA-12 callsign?
Can't wait.