Chris Hadfield is about to take off for his trip to the International Space Station, but before he goes, the Canadian astronaut has a few words to say about his ride. Hadfield is about to launch on his third space mission, this time to serve as the next ISS station commander, the first Canadian to take on that role. Hear Hadfield’s take [...]
Post Tagged with: “Soyuz”
Russian Pioneers of Space Safety: Beyond Mitigation
This article is the final installment of a three-part series, featuring an exclusive interview with Victor V. Shalaj and Valery I. Trushlyakov, reporting their research on space safety and sustainability. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Approaching the space debris problem by mitigating future debris creation might not resolve the issue because of the large number of objects already [...]
The Russian Pioneers of Space Safety: Reinventing Rocket Design
This article is the second of a three-part series, featuring an exclusive interview with Victor V. Shalaj and Valery I. Trushlyakov, reporting their research on space safety and sustainability. Read Part 1 here. After working in rocket design for 23 years, one may think it could be difficult to re-invent the profession, but that wasn’t true for Professor Valery Trushlyakov. Trushlyakov [...]
Launch Escape System Installed on Soyuz TMA-02M
Ever wonder what the Soyuz launch escape system looks like? Here’s your chance to find out. Watch as the system that would jettison the crew capsule in event of a launch emergency is installed on the stabilization panels of the nasal fairing on Soyuz TMA-02M before its trip to the International Space Station in 2011. Launch Escape System Installed [...]
Reentering Soyuz Displays Tail of Plasma
On November 19, International Space Station Expedition 33 returned to Earth. As their Soyuz TMA-05M began its descent, the Expedition 34 crew saw a spectacular plasma trail streak out behind it. The returning crew landed safely in Kazakhstan shortly thereafter, while their compatriots in space wait for the rest of their expedition to join them on December 21. Staff WritersMore [...]
Doubling Up on ISS Tourists
Not long after official word that Sarah Brightman would be the next tourist to journey to the International Space Station aboard Russia’s Soyuz, it now seems Roscosmos may consider sending two tourists to ISS in the same vessel. On November 15, Roscosmos manned space flight program director Alexei Krasnov indicated that such a decision was in the works. “The mission commander [...]
New Crew Arrives at ISS
Source: NASA Three new crew members joined their Expedition 33 crewmates after docking the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft to the Poisk module at 8:29 a.m. EDT Thursday October 25. They join Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineers Aki Hoshide and Yuri Malenchenko who’ve been residing at the orbital laboratory since July 17. Hatches between the International Space Station and the Soyuz [...]
Expedition 33 Crew (Plus 32 Fish) on the Way to ISS
On Tuesday, October 23, the Soyuz TMA-06M space capsule was launched aboard the Soyuz rocket from the Russian Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft with three astronauts aboard is now on the way towards the ISS where it is expected to dock on Thursday morning. Russian astronauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, and American Kevin Ford will join the first [...]
Dragon Rocket Seen from the Ground
On May 22, 2012, the Dragon C2+ spacecraft (also known as COTS Demo Flight 2) was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40. The Dragon was the first commercial cargo craft to perform a docking to the ISS. The spacecraft lifted up atop the two stage Falcon 9 rocket. A few days after the launch, I [...]
New Space Station Crew Approved
Source: RIA Novosti A Russian state commission on Tuesday approved the main and backup crews of a new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of the launch on October 23. The new crew comprises Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin, and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, while the backup crew includes Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin, [...]
