That's TMA-11, the one which came down today by a rather more direct route than intended but all three crew are safe - a Russian, a Korean and an American. It came down steeper (on ballistic re-entry rather than the planned atmospheric re-entry) so the crew had far higher deceleration to cope with, around 10G rather than the more usual 4G. They walked away from it.
http://ruspace.blogspot.com/2008/01/soy ... cause.html is interesting, it's the translated report on why the previous Soyuz did the same thing last year. This makes the third out of 11 to come down fast.
What I've not understood so far is why the landing this time was 20 minutes later than anticipated, you'd think a hot fast landing would put it ahead of time.
Anyhow, well done all concerned. I think they build these Soyuz landing vehicles like armoured heat-resistant bricks.
Space Station: Soyuz landing
Space Station: Soyuz landing
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Space Station: Soyuz landing
Wow! Missed this completely. Thanks.
The crowd: "Yes! We are all individuals!"
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Space Station: Soyuz landing
How much different is this vehicle to the one which docked with Apollo? That was back a long time and they look superficially alike.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Space Station: Soyuz landing
spot;842401 wrote: How much different is this vehicle to the one which docked with Apollo? That was back a long time and they look superficially alike.
As a total aside, do you remember those awful cigarettes they sold to commemorate the event?
As a total aside, do you remember those awful cigarettes they sold to commemorate the event?
Space Station: Soyuz landing
I remember buying them in Warsaw, they were startling innovations compared to what was usually available. What was usually available resembled Passing Clouds in several respects, the loose packing being not the least of them.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Space Station: Soyuz landing
spot;842418 wrote: I remember buying them in Warsaw, they were startling innovations compared to what was usually available. What was usually available resembled Passing Clouds in several respects, the loose packing being not the least of them.
The Passing Clouds had much to commend them as did the Craven A - it was the Woodbine that I found hard to take.
I generally stuck to the Gold Leaf (common me) when I couldn't get the Freybourg and Treyer (with pretensions)
The Passing Clouds had much to commend them as did the Craven A - it was the Woodbine that I found hard to take.
I generally stuck to the Gold Leaf (common me) when I couldn't get the Freybourg and Treyer (with pretensions)
Space Station: Soyuz landing
Ah, these back around 1980 were the celebratory Apollo-Soyuz brand, I've not seen a pack of those for so long they're probably museum exhibits.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.