Update: Soyuz TMA-21 Lost Radio Contact Upon Reentry

Soyuz TMA-21 lands in Kazakhstan after a 162 days mission (Credits: (NASA/Bill Ingalls).

According to Associated Press, the Russian Soyuz capsule TMA-21, which landed on Friday September 16 in Kazakhstan carrying two cosmonauts and one astronaut, experienced an unexpected communication black out moments before entering the atmosphere. The radio silence lasted for several minutes; communications were eventually restored from an Antonov aircraft circling the landing site.

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Andrea Gini is a content strategy consultant specialized in companies of the space sector. He is founder of Space Safety Magazine, where he held the position of Editor-in-Chief until March 2015. Between 2011 and 2013 he worked in the European Space Agency in the Independent Safety Office, which overviews the utilization of the International Space Station. He previously worked as Software Developer, IT Consultant, and trainer of Java-related technologies. Andrea holds a BSc and an MSc in computer science from the University of Milano, a Master in Communication of Science from the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste and a MSc in Space Studies from the International Space University.

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