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Table of Contents: • Spacecraft • Modules • Re-entry • Crew • History • Links Soyuz I m a g e f r o m N A S A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. Table of Contents: Spacecraft Modules Re-entry Crew History Links. Image from NASA. Soyuz. SPACECRAFT. Soyuz is a manned space vehicle that brings crew and equipment to and from space stations. At least one Soyuz spacecraft stays docked to the ISS as a “lifeboat”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Table of Contents:• Spacecraft• Modules• Re-entry• Crew• History• Links
Soyuz
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• Soyuz is a manned space vehicle that brings crew and equipment to and from space stations.
• At least one Soyuz spacecraft stays docked to the ISS as a “lifeboat”.
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Soyuz
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• The Orbital Module houses the crew during ascent and docks with the space station.
• The Descent Module houses the crew during re-entry.
• The Instrument-Service Module contains solar arrays, communication devices, propulsion systems, and thermal control systems.
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Diagram of Soyuz’s three components (modules)
• Before re-entry, the Orbital and Instrument-Service Modules are jettisoned to reduce the spacecraft’s weight.
• 15 minutes before landing, three parachutes are deployed.
• One second before touchdown, engines on the bottom of the Descent Module fire, slowing down the spacecraft for a softer landing.
• Soyuz’s target landing zone is a 25 mile area in Kazakhstan.
• While ascent takes about two days, landing only takes about 3.5 hours.
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Illustration of Soyuz during re-entry
• Soyuz holds 2-3 crewmembers.
• The vehicle commander is in charge of the crew and the mission.
• The flight engineer operates the spacecraft systems.
• The optional cosmonaut-researcher communicates with ground control and can take pictures/videos.
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Expedition Six crewmembers Donald R. Pettit, Nikolai M. Budarin, and Kenneth D. Bowersox
• Soyuz’s first unmanned flight was in 1966. Its first manned flight was in 1967.
• Soyuz has been redesigned seven times.
• As of May 2008, there have been 99 Soyuz missions. There have been more Soyuz manned missions than any other spacecraft.
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Soyuz-TMA: the most recent Soyuz design
• http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/soyuz/index.html
• http://www.aerospaceguide.net/soyuzspacecraft.html
• http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/24/soyuz-hard-landing-the-facts/
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Soyuz
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