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Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:07 pm
by nallen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45822845

The "ballistic descent" sounds, well, interesting.

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:00 pm
by Paul_Sengupta
Isn't that what we on earth would call "falling"?

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:06 pm
by MikeB
Parachutes too. The anti Cirrus brigade will be along shortly to say they should have force landed it.....

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:06 pm
by nallen
Paul_Sengupta wrote:Isn't that what we on earth would call "falling"?


Or "plummeting" … ?

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:37 pm
by Paul_Sengupta

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:29 pm
by leiafee
The expression on their faces on that sofa there at the end of the article! That perfect combo of "Well that could have been a look worse but all the emergency stuff went mostly okay - yay us!" and "This is NOT where we wanted to be right now..."

Ouch.

Re: Soyuz launch malfunction -- crew safe

PostPosted:Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:53 pm
by Paul_Sengupta
Scott Manley again with an analysis of a Ballistic Recovery and g-forces.