Soyuz has Missed Orbital Insertion and Coming Back to Earth

When is the movie coming out?

The Russian-American crew that survived the aborted Soyuz mission about 5 months ago has taken a new Soyuz vehicle to the ISS and have docked successfully. It is not often that a crew survives a high-altitude abort unharmed and returns to the same mission within a few months. This is a tribute to the capability of the Russian manned space program.

https://apnews.com/87c3bc7a45f94f89b3d75b1976238b1f

aerostadt said:

The Russian-American crew that survived the aborted Soyuz mission about 5 months ago has taken a new Soyuz vehicle to the ISS and have docked successfully. It is not often that a crew survives a high-altitude abort unharmed and returns to the same mission within a few months. This is a tribute to the capability of the Russian manned space program.

https://apnews.com/87c3bc7a45f94f89b3d75b1976238b1f

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And they brought Christina Koch along with them. Koch was a recipient of a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Fund. She's the first ASF scholar to become an astronaut.

The ASF was started by the Mercury astronauts. It provides scholarship money to deserving science and engineering students. But, perhaps more importantly, it connects the students with astronauts who use their knowledge and connections to mentor and help the students.

I have met a few of the ASF scholars and they are incredible young people. As an example, one young man we met was still in college while also working as an intern in Denver. His job was to help with the navigation for a space probe that was on its way to Mars.

vcp said:

Sorry, I don't have an article link, but I was reading that this might require the ISS to go unmanned for a period. The current crew has to leave because their Soyuz warranty is running out. The only thing that would allow them to stay would be to send an unmanned Soyuz to replace it.

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Okay Space X lets do it!

Brent said:

Okay Space X lets do it!

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Wrong mission, the most recent one was a success.

(I too missed the date and was about to be frustrated it happened again)

Reuters reports that Putin has awarded a medal of courage to astronaut Hague for his professionalism on this aborted flight.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...aut-who-survived-rocket-failure-idUSKBN1WN1OU

That's great news. I suppose his fellow cosmonaut would have had to recommend him for that.

aerostadt said:

Reuters reports that Putin has awarded a medal of courage to astronaut Hague for his professionalism on this aborted flight.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...aut-who-survived-rocket-failure-idUSKBN1WN1OU

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Sounds all around weird.
I wonder if NASA got a refund for buying a seat on the Soyuz for a ride to ISS, that did not successfully complete the journey.

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afadeev said:

Sounds all around weird.
I wonder if NASA got a refund for buying a seat on the Soyuz for a ride to ISS, that did not successfully complete the journey.

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Only if they file a M.E.S.S. report....

(I'm just Putin you on....)

afadeev said:

Sounds all around weird.
I wonder if NASA got a refund for buying a seat on the Soyuz for a ride to ISS, that did not successfully complete the journey.

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He was launched again a few months later, spent 207 days on ISS, and landed recently.

I presume NASA did not pay TWICE.

https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-astr...after-more-than-3000-orbits-around-the-earth/

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