Soyuz TMA-19 June 15 2010

Beeker

In a taste of things to come:eek: Soyuz TMA-19 launches to the ISS Tuesday at 22:35 Irish time with two NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut.



ynotdu will you be on site in Baikonur to cover the launch?

thecommander

Does their takeoff path go over Ireland by any chance?

Beeker

thecommander wrote: »

Does their takeoff path go over Ireland by any chance?

Nah they Launch from Baikonour which is in Kazakhstan. The fligh path take them Northeast out over Russia towards the Pacific ocean. However the ISS is visible in Ireland on Wednesday morning at 03:36 for about 4 minutes and again Thursday morning at 02:30 for a minute and 04:03 for 4 minutes. Soyuz is due to dock with the ISS at 23:25 Irish time Thursday night. So if you are up on any of the two nights you should see the Soyuz following behind the ISS. Hopefully times will be available here
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=Ireland

ynotdu

Yup i'm here in Baikonor already Beeker,You can see Me wearing the cap at the roll-out which by tradition always starts at exactly 06.30 in tribute to Vostok 1 and Gargarin.
I.ve been SO busy what with cleaning up after S Korean Rocket explosions.Then off to OZ to recover return pods and a quick flight to Baikonor:eek:



It's a sad state of affairs that You have been reduced to starting Soyuz threads:p

Actually the Soyuz launch's i have seen are exciting enough and when visual is lost,it switchs to views of the Cosmonauts while the Soyuz is still ascending.
two things of note one of the crew is a Tweeter who has already posted some great pics,the last one i have seen he titled "Our Chariot awaits" It was a view of the Soyuz on the pad.

Also kind of sweet is the fact that the Female Astronaut already aboard the ISS had as a very Young girl a Schoolteacher by the name of Christa McAuliffe.

I wonder since the collapse of Atheist Soviet Union are they allowed to say "God speed Soyuz TMA-19 at Lift-off?:)

NASA TV usually begin coverage half an hour before launch.

ynotdu

Actually here is NASA's Twitter page with great photos of this mission so far.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157624071218639/

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Yup i'm here in Baikonor already Beeker,You can see Me wearing the cap at the roll-out which by tradition always starts at exactly 06.30 in tribute to Vostok 1 and Gargarin.
I.ve been SO busy what with cleaning up after S Korean Rocket explosions.Then off to OZ to recover return pods and a quick flight to Baikonor:eek:.

:D:D

ynotdu wrote: »

It's a sad state of affairs that You have been reduced to starting Soyuz threads:p.

Just practice for the bleak post shuttle future:(

ynotdu wrote: »

Also kind of sweet is the fact that the Female Astronaut already aboard the ISS had as a very Young girl a Schoolteacher by the name of Christa McAuliffe..

Wow I did not know that, how cool:)

ynotdu wrote: »

I wonder since the collapse of Atheist Soviet Union are they allowed to say "God speed Soyuz TMA-19 at Lift-off?:).

Sure I always use the term "God Speed" and I dont believe in any gods or santa or pink elephants.....well maybe pink elephants do exist

ynotdu wrote: »

NASA TV usually begin coverage half an hour before launch.

I'll be there:)

Beeker

Crew boarding the Soyuz

Beeker

ynotdu

Hey they get to get a crew patch too.Foul !

ynotdu

How's this for a drawn to scale Shuttle v a Soyuz!
My little Soyuz:)



Nice they are bringing a Watch belonging to Amelia Erheart,the female Astronaut wanted to remember her!

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

How's this for a drawn to scale Shuttle v a Soyuz!
My little Soyuz:)



Nice they are bringing a Medal belonging to Amelia Erheart,the female Astronaut wanted to remember her!

Shuttle is in a whole different league to the Soyuz.
May not be able to catch the launch due work in the next hour but fingers crossed:)

Beeker

NASA TV starting coverage soon. I like the way they show a photo of a Shuttle launch in the caption:)

ynotdu

Beeker wrote: »

Shuttle is in a whole different league to the Soyuz.
May not be able to catch the launch due work in the next hour but fingers crossed:)

Of course it's in a diferent leauge to a Shuttle,It has been flying since 1966,is the most used Spacecraft and it,s not retiring!:p

Fingers crossed that You see it:)

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Of course it's in a diferent leauge to a Shuttle,It has been flying since 1966,is the most used Spacecraft and it,s not retiring!:p

Fingers crossed that You see it:)

Out of historical interest the ill fated Soyuz 1 was launched the day I was born..April 23 1967:)

Beeker

ynotdu

The 'Cosmovan':)



And here it sits crew onboard on the very pad Yuri Gargarin launched from

Beeker

Beeker

I wonder did they make the traditional wee-wee on the bus wheels:D

ynotdu

Beeker wrote: »

Out of historical interest the ill fated Soyuz 1 was launched the day I was born..April 23 1967:)

I KNEW You were bad news!:)

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

I KNEW You were bad news!:)

:D:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::eek::p

Beeker

Nate--IRL--

Anybody got a link to a stream? Nasa TV is messed up for me.

Nate

Edit:- 's cool I got it to work.

ynotdu

They have only lost four Cosmonauts in all those flights.Soyuz 1 as You said, and NASA's Lucky number 11,was not lucky for all three on Soyuz 11 found dead when the recovery crew opened their hatch.
Capsule decompressed during re-entry.
Still quite a safety record though.!

Beeker

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

Anybody got a link to a stream? Nasa TV is messed up for me.

Nate

Edit:- 's cool I got it to work.

Its jumping for me aswell, :mad:

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

They have only lost four Cosmonauts in all those flights.Soyuz 1 as You said, and NASA's Lucky number 11,was not lucky for all three on Soyuz 11 found dead when the recovery crew opened their hatch.
Capsule decompressed during re-entry.
Still quite a safety record though.!

Yeah that was in 1971 after the first Soyuz flight to a space station, Salyut 1

Beeker

ynotdu

Also they just don't know how to energise like NASA TV coverage of a Shuttle launch do they?:(

ynotdu

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Also they just don't know how to energise like NASA TV coverage of a Shuttle launch do they?:(

Just not the same...can't get excited by it:cool:

Beeker

Just get to see the launch but will have to leave just after it.:)

Beeker

My God they use a "launch key" to launch it:eek: 4 mins to go

ynotdu

Beeker wrote: »

Just get to see the launch but will have to leave just after it.:)

Mrs Beeker will be pleased about that!:D

All is GO at T-3

Beeker

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Mrs Beeker will be pleased about that!:D

All is GO at T-3

:D:D Lucky girl:D:D:D

Beeker

The soyuz always seems to go on time. Never hear of a delay:)

Beeker

Beeker

Beeker

Got to go!:)

ynotdu

Safely now in zero G and solar panels deployed,always good news.
No more manned launchs in the World before Autumn:(

Well unless the Chinese have a surprise for us!!!!!

Oh well I will have to Cheer on Spain tomorrow in the World cup as i have them in a Sweep!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

ynotdu

The Crew of the ISS watched it all on TV!:)

ynotdu

lord lucan

Beeker wrote: »

The soyuz always seems to go on time. Never hear of a delay:)

Their launch criteria seems less strict than that of a Shuttle. Higher cloud tolerance and less impact from wind sheer. It's actually amazing the Shuttle gets away at all given all the factors that have to be right.

djhaxman

It's just not the same..... the noise when SSME's and the SRB's ignite, you just know that there's serious power there.

With this, it's meh

Let's just say I'm never likely to have a Soyuz rocket taking off as my wallpaper.

lord lucan

djhaxman wrote: »

It's just not the same..... the noise when SSME's and the SRB's ignite, you just know that there's serious power there.

With this, it's meh

Let's just say I'm never likely to have a Soyuz rocket taking off as my wallpaper.

I love spaceflight,no matter who is launching stuff but as you say everything else seems pretty lacklustre compared to a shuttle launch. The unique shape of the shuttle and it's propulsion system give it such a wow factor compared to Soyuz/Delta/Atlas etc.

ynotdu

Live TV coverage of Soyuz docking has just started on NASA TV with docking still due for 11.25 PM Irish time.

docing took place at 11.21 pm four minutes ahead of schedule

This now brings expedition 24 aboard the ISS up to six crewmembers until the three aboard already depart on the Soyuz TMA-18 which is their lift home.

When they depart the Commander changes to this newly arrived crew and mark the start of expedition 25.

TMA-20 will launch about two weeks later bringing expedition 25 up to a six person crew again.

This was the 100th launch in support of the Space Station since the building of the ISS began.

This is the first time Two women have been on the ISS togethar on a long duration mission.

It took place on the 27th anniversary of the first flight of an American Woman into Space aboard a Space Shuttle.

Her name was Sally Ride,She is still with NASA and now holds a very high posistion there.

The docking took place over Argentina.

ynotdu

Docking port on the ISS right in the crosshairs of the Soyuz docking mechanism.LOS for the actual moment of docking six minutes later.



Hey look who turned up at the post docking Press Conference,He's OMNIPRESENT like Mike Massimino!:)

lord lucan

ynotdu wrote: »

Hey look who turned up at the post docking Press Conference,He's OMNIPRESENT like Mike Massimino!:)

Mike is probably after sneaking on to the ISS to welcome them with a camera in their face!:pac:

Beeker

Great coverage ynotdu! You should take it up full time:)

ynotdu

lord lucan wrote: »

Mike is probably after sneaking on to the ISS to welcome them with a camera in their face!:pac:

Lol LL, Yeah Mike Massimino and the expression 'In Your face' do seem to 'dock' togethar just nicely,don't they?:)

While i have it copied ready to paste,have You seen 'Your baby' 129 given the MAX-Q treatment? worth the loading time and something You surely would treasure.downloadable to keep too!

http://www.maxqent.com/main.php?q=sts129video001-brand-new-start.html

ynotdu

Beeker wrote: »

Great coverage ynotdu! You should take it up full time:)

What do You mean "I Should"?
friggin is full time since i met You Critters!:D

What do You know a Russian crewmember swore in English during Live coverage!:eek:

I caught the ISS pass at just aout 02.30{standing on a high wall,clutching onto a pole for dear life,people shouting at Me "Don't Jump"}

It was awesome,truely awesome,Like about 3 planet venus merged into one, a good long view from it's appearance to its fade out.was on heavens above as a 150 second pass but i swear it seemed like about ten minutes!
extra special by knowing the welcoming ceremony was going on, and well if ever there was a tribute to the STS well that sight was it!!!!!!............and superlative and superlative and superlative...............:):):)

lord lucan

ynotdu wrote: »

Lol LL, Yeah Mike Massimino and the expression 'In Your face' do seem to 'dock' togethar just nicely,don't they?:)

While i have it copied ready to paste,have You seen 'Your baby' 129 given the MAX-Q treatment? worth the loading time and something You surely would treasure.downloadable to keep too!

http://www.maxqent.com/main.php?q=sts129video001-brand-new-start.html

I think i have that saved on my Laptop somewhere,never get tired of watching it though. Their videos are always excellent.:)