Launch News Soyuz TMA-20 atop Soyuz-FG on December 15/16, 2010

[Yoda]

Bet you a million bucks that despite several reminders from ground control he left the chips in the camera............

 

[SiberianTiger]

Bet you a million bucks that despite several reminders from ground control he left the chips in the camera............

Was the camera supposed to be left in the Orbital Module?.. :idk:

 

[DaveS]

Was the camera supposed to be left in the Orbital Module?.. :idk:

Yes. No space in the SA for the cameras.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

To re-cap, at the Mission Status Briefing today it was reported that the memory cards are being transferred inside the Soyuz descent module to Moscow, and the photos would be available in the week.

 

[astrosammy]

To re-cap, at the Mission Status Briefing today it was reported that the memory cards are being transferred inside the Soyuz descent module to Moscow, and the photos would be available in the week.

I guess they use trains to transfer it?

 

[Dive]

I guess they use trains to transfer it?

If they use our russian post we will see the pictures not earlier than 2 weeks-months later :lol:

Congruatulations to all of the crewmates, very nice landing !

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

From ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 25/05/2011.

Soyuz 25S Crew Update:
Cady Coleman & Paolo Nespoli arrived early this morning in Houston/Ellington at 1:51 AM EDT / 5:51 AM GMT and are reportedly doing well.

 

[SiberianTiger]

TMA-20 landing and crew welcoming in the Star City photos (hq):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157626677438011/with/5757583503/

I especially like the two last pics:

One where Kondratiev is welcomed by his Commander:

And another where Dmitry joins up with his son who learnt how to walk while his daddy was working in space! :thumbup:

 

[Ripley]

Interview with Paolo Nespoli now on NASA TV.

 

[HAL9001]

To re-cap, at the Mission Status Briefing today it was reported that the memory cards are being transferred inside the Soyuz descent module to Moscow, and the photos would be available in the week.

wait, they don't have ANY digital stuff? not ANY smal digital-photo they could send us? :lol:

 

[astrosammy]

Well, they ARE digital on the memory cards, but the transport method is uhhmmmmmm... "analog" :lol:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

According to reports, when the descent module drogue chute was deployed, the capsule started to spin & tumble, causing Cady Coleman to hit her head on a piece of hardware inside the descent module when the main chute opened. :blink:

Also, according to this article, Paolo Nespoli suffered from a vestibular system disorder post-landing.

 

[SiberianTiger]

According to reports, when the descent module drogue chute was deployed, the capsule started to spin & tumble, causing Cady Coleman to hit her head on a piece of hardware inside the descent module when the main chute opened. :blink:

Strange, I thought that a helmet was supposed to protect a Cosmonaut's head from hitting into anything.

 

[Ripley]

Ok, now that we had the photos, read "The story behind Paolo’s Space Station photos":

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMQFARHPOG_index_0.html


“Like a photographer who has a gorgeous model in front of him, I was more concentrated on getting a good technical and artistic product than admiring it.

“I saw the view when changing from still to video images, but I purposely limited looking because I know I would have been mesmerised by the beauty of it.”

“Dreams are possible. We all should keep dreaming since even the most impossible dream sometimes can become a reality.”

 

[IronRain]

Awesome video about NASA's recovery operations for Soyuz TMA-20 (actually all soyuz landings but TMA-20 is followed in this video)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxO-pM1lLZ0&feature=feedu"]YouTube - ‪Behind the Scenes: Landing the Soyuz‬‏[/ame]

 

[N_Molson]

Are those helicopter Mi-17 ?

It's interesting how they use the runway to take off like an airplane... I guess it saves fuel ?

I'd like to have a "Soyuz recovery pack" for Orbiter. :hmm:

 

[orb]

Roscosmos:
Soyuz TMA-20 Crew Received Roscosmos Decorations
:: 29.06.2011

Soyuz TMA-20 crew has successfully completed the mission program, which covered significant number of scientific experiments, Roscosmos official Valery Olshansky stated during ‘Welcome-Home’ ceremony for Dmitry Kondratiev, Catherine Calman, Paolo Nespoli at Star City.

The crew spent more than 5 months in the station, received 2 Russian cargo space vehicles, European ATV and Japanese HTV, two shuttles, performed more than 40 experiments, including the international ones. Dmitry Kondratiev made 2 EVAs under Russian program.
Roscosmos official congratulated the crew and presented special awards of the Federal Space Agency to Kondratiev, Calman and Nespoli.