Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained
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Published 2013-11-11
Produced by the ESA Human Spaceflight and Operations (HSO) Astronaut Training Division, Cologne, Germany, in collaboration with the HSO Strategic Planning and Outreach Office, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, with special support from Roskosmos.
Narration Voice: Bernard Oattes
Technical Experts: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT)
Content Design: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin, Raffaele Castellano, Matthew Day (HSO-UT)
Animation & Video Editing: Raffaele Castellano (HSO-UT), HSO-K
Project Coordination: Matthew Day, Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT)
Special thanks to:
Martin Schweiger (Orbiter software: http://orbit/medphys.ucl.ac.uk/)
Nikita Vtyurin, Andrew Thielmann (Orbiter Soyuz model)
Lionel Ferra (HSO-UT)
Oleg Polovnikov (HSO-UT)
Frank De Winne (HSO-A)
Paolo Nespoli (HSO-A)
Antonio Rodenas Bosque (HSO-UT)
NASA
ROSCOSMOS
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Aerospace Search and Rescue Service of the Russian Federation
Parachute footage: Cambridge University Spaceflight
Surfer footage: copyright Red Bull Media House
Footage from inside Soyuz capsule courtesy of RSC Energia has limited rights:
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Also watch:
Journey to the ISS Part 1: The launch sequence explained
• The Soyuz launch sequence explained
Watch Part 2: Soyuz rendezvous and docking explained
• Soyuz rendezvous and docking explained
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All Comments (21)
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This is just proof that when everyone gets along, we can achieve something incredible. Stop the war and spread the love. At the end of the day, we are all human beings.
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I love it that when you're an astronaut you replace the word "terrifying" with "Interesting".
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The smell of grass and soil after such a long trip must be incredible.
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I've always dreamt of becoming an astronaut, but I don't have the means to do so. Watching this warms my heart because even through the screen, the way their journey was documented, I felt included. And that satisfied me. I will always have an outmost respect to astronauts.
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Respect to whoever calculates all the re-entry stuff. I can hardly guide my car through the KFC drive thru without making a mistake.
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"I started to see the window next me melting as I was tumbling inside a 3000 degree Celsius plasma ball. It felt really interesting."
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This footage uncovers the ultra-complex mechanics, electronics, chemistry, mathematics, rocket science and a lot of other disciplines that are required for one deceptively simple re-entry. I can only bow in respect to the minds, knowledge, experience, camaraderie, patience, determination and devotion required by those extra-ordinary people that design, man and carry out such "impossible" missions.
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I am a big Spacex fanboy, but I have much respect for what Russia has accomplished . The Soyuz has the best safety record of any spacecraft and I would feel totally safe if I ever got the chance to fly in one.
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"Window was burning, I found it interesting"
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hearing an Italian astronaut describe the descent rockets as "badaboom" was oddly satisfying
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I feel sick imagining how crowded these heroes are, can’t image how they feel in case of emergency. You are legends.
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i actually teared up seeing them out of that capsule, just imagine how they longed to breathe fresh air again after such a long time. to be able to see the green meadows and the blue skies. what an extraordinary job they have, they must be very2 proud of themselves for having such job that is only given for a very few people. God Bless them
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"You could bounce off the atmosphere and into space." "That would not be successful retry."
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"The soft landing is not really soft"...bless him
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Humans have come a long way. Thanks to all those who've contributed to the progress in some way or the other.
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Well I am a hairdresser watching this..I always wanted to go to space as a kid..my father was a pilot and he let me fly and land a small plane..with his assistance..maybe that's the coolest thing I ever did close to this experience...I just want to be amongst all those stars..and look back on planet earth..HUGE RESPECT for all your intelligence and training✌🏽🌍🚀🪂
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17:04 that's it. That's the single moment that captures so much of our good side of humanity. Putting aside differences and achieving the impossible. Sharing the feeling of a common origin and home. All these people should be commemorated. Brilliant and tear jerking
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My god, the design process for all this technology must have been MIND BLOWINGLY hard. its a headache to get anything to work in KSP let alone in real life. Highest respect to everyone in this field.
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I can't help but feel like clapping at the end of this video for the Astronauts from whichever country they are from for their extraordinary journey, skills and accomplishments as well as humanity as a whole for all the work and cooperation necessary for this to happen. If only we, as separate countries on the planet could mesh together like these people. What more could the human race accomplish?
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Chris Hadfield has to be the most popular Astronaut of his generation. Glad to see him in this video. Well earned 👏!
