Launch News [Manned] Soyuz TMA-06M (Oct. 23, 2012) / Expedition 33

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Why do they get kicked in the on the stairs?

That:

wellwishing

 

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Replay of the launch

ReelNASA:

NASAtelevision:

 

[N_Molson]

Congrats and many thanks to the TsSKB-Progress people that make this possible ! :thumbup:

"with the Soyuz-FG, mankind continues the dream..."

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

A pretty accurate scenario in Orbiter of the launch (the launch orbit targets and ISS orbit elements are from NASA and Roscosmos):

BEGIN_DESC
Manned version of rocket with Soyuz TMA spaceship as payload.

Note: this scenario required ISS v3.2 addon.
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 56223.450833
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship Launchpad
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET Launchpad
  MODE Extern
  POS 3.01 -0.29 0.43
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 30.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_SHIPS
SoyuzTMA-06M:ISSR\SouyzTMA
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -128.5364451 26.0026864
  HEADING 96.22
  ATTACHED 0:5,Stage3
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  CAM 0 0.0000 1
  SOL_DEP 0 0.0000 1
  ENG_COV 0 0.0000 1 0 0
  VKA 0 0.0000 1
  PROBE 0 0.0000 1 0.0000
  LIGHT 1 0
  BATTERY 39938.4015 95.0914
  SHOWDATA 1
  DEPLOY 60.0000
  TRACK 0
  INIT 1
  TARGET 
  CURDOCK 0
  CMST 0
  DETACH 0
  DEPRESS 0 0.0000
  IMP 3
  ALLOW_BALLISTIC
END
SAS:r7_SZ\LES
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000 1:1.000
  LESTYPE 3
END
Fairing1:r7_SZ\TMA_fairing
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0000
  FTYPE 0
  MESHNAME1 r7_SZ\SF12
  MESHNAME2 r7_SZ\SF02
END
Fairing2:r7_SZ\TMA_fairing
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0000
  FTYPE 0
  MESHNAME1 r7_SZ\SF11
  MESHNAME2 r7_SZ\SF01
END
BlockI:r7_SZ\BlockI
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  FAIRING1 Fairing2
  FREF1 -1.245 0 -3
  FROT1 0 -1 0
  FAIRING2 Fairing1 
  FREF2 -1.245 -0.005 -3
  FROT2 0 1 0
  LES SAS
  PAYLOAD SoyuzTMA-06M
  PREF 0 0 -3
  PAY_ADAPTER 0
END
BlockB:r7_SZ\BlockBD
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  BODY_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockBD
END
BlockV:r7_SZ\BlockBD
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  BODY_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockBD 
END
BlockG:r7_SZ\BlockBD
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  BODY_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockBD
END
BlockD:r7_SZ\BlockBD
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  BODY_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockBD
END
Launcher:r7_SZ\BlockA
  STATUS Landed Earth
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000
  =========== BLOCK A vars 
  PAYLOAD BlockI
  PREF 0.0 0.0 -4.25
  ADAPTER_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockIAdapter
  BODY_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BlockA
  BLOCK_B BlockB 
  BLOCK_V BlockV 
  BLOCK_G BlockG 
  BLOCK_D BlockD 
END
Launchpad:r7_SZ\Launchpad31
 STATUS Landed Earth
 LAUNCHER Launcher
 LAUNCH_MJD 56223.452222
 ORBIT 200.00 242.00 51.66
 BOOMS_MESHNAME r7_SZ\BoomF
 FUELING_MAST 1.00
 CABLEMAST_MESHNAME r7_SZ\CableMast
 FUELMAST_MESHNAME r7_SZ\FuelMastF
 TABLETOP_MESHNAME r7_SZ\TableTop31
END
kmlWriter:r7_SZ\kmlWriter
  STATUS Landed Earth
END
ISS:ProjectAlpha_ISS
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -5573684.88 -3793705.21 -749554.94
  RVEL -3636.118 5978.175 -3141.458
  AROT 109.60 -8.46 -99.94
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.000000
  IDS 0:588 100 1:586 100 2:584 100 3:582 100 4:580 100
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 466
END
END_SHIPS

BEGIN_ExtMFD
END

 

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Docking to ISS is scheduled in 4 hours. Here's calendar event for it.


RIA Novosti: Soyuz Crew Prepares for Docking with Space Station

SPACE.com: Soyuz Capsule Chasing Space Station for Thursday Rendezvous

 

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Docking coverage underway:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/

 

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Contact & capture.

The contact occurred at 12:29:33 UTC.



NASASpaceflght: Soyuz TMA-06M docks to ISS – boosts crew for busy period of activity, article by Orbinaut Pete

Aviation Week: Russian, U.S. Soyuz crew docks with Space Station

SPACE.com: Soyuz Spacecraft Docks at Space Station with New US-Russian Crew

Florida Today: Soyuz successfully docks with International Space Station

CBS News Space: Soyuz TMA-06M, three-man crew, dock with space station

RIA Novosti: Soyuz with New Crew Docks at Space Station

Universe Today: Soyuz Docks to Space Station with New Crew and 32 Fish

 

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Replay of the docking

NASAtelevision:

SpaceVidsNet:

 

[SiberianTiger]

Russian news reporting websites rock with their picture selection, as usual:

http://top.rbc.ru/society/25/10/2012/808232.shtml

 

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NASAtelevision:

 

[N_Molson]

Landing postponed to Friday 2013/03/15 (bad weather)

Landing is postponed due to "inclement weather" over the landing zone. Given Roscosmos standards, it must be apocalyptic !

From NASA Facebook feed :

Because inclement weather would prohibit recovery efforts at the landing zone northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federal Space Agency has decided to postpone this evening's landing of Expedition 34 and its Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft. The crew now will depart the International Space Station on Friday, March 15.

 

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Undocking coverage on NASA TV will start in 15 minutes. The undocking (separation) is scheduled at 23:43 UTC.


NASASpaceflight: Soyuz TMA-06M set to return to Earth following one-day weather delay, article by Orbinaut Pete

 

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Physical separation was at 23:42:56.

 

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NASAtelevision:

 

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Есть посадка! (We needed to wait that long for confirmation because of low clouds and fog.)

Landed upright at 03:05 UTC.

 

[IronRain]

Ford, Crew Mates Return Safely to Earth

Expedition 34 Landing "Seen" from Helicopter

 

[garyw]

From Orbinaut Pete's article:

The brief stop-over in Glasgow is understood to be an enjoyable experience for newly earthbound astronauts, as it is the first chance they get to see and experience lush greenery after six months in space

With the way the weather has been in the UK this month there is a chance that they'll land at Prestwick and only see more snow.