sashay 42 to the International Space Station is officially over with the safe landing of Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore , Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova in Kazakhstan . The decent featured a brief rush of drama when communications flickered out .
Top ikon : Soyuz TMA-14 M come under chute above Kazakhstan on Thursday , March 12 , 2015 . credit entry : NASA / Bill Ingalls
“ # EmptySoyuz space vehicle waitress to take me back to Earth tomorrow . ”–#AstroButchpic.twitter.com / lB63LbxFNf
— NASA Astronauts ( @NASA_Astronauts)March 10 , 2015
NASA astronaut Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander “ Саша ” Samokutyaev and Elena Serova are returning to earth after a six calendar month stay on the International Space Station .
Soyuz and crew drifting softly past a picturesque moon . Image credit : NASA / Bill Ingalls
Their descent in the Soyuz space vehicle was mostly legato , except that after contact was mislay as usual during reentry , they were ineffectual to reinstate communication until just 15 minutes before put down . Their launch was likewise spectacular in a retroactively harmless mode : the Soyuz spacecraft that carried the trinity to revolve in the free fall had a solar panel give way to decent deploy .
Astronauts Arrive Safely At Station Despite Minor Spacecraft Malfunction
Sasha shut the hatch- пока Саш .. pic.twitter.com / V6watvbz6U
— Terry Virts ( @AstroTerry)March 11 , 2015
The work party tucked up for wellness stoppage on a frosty , foggy morning . persona citation : NASA / Bill Ingalls
The hazy conditions at the landing place land site had a fillip side - outcome : the extremely unagitated condition meant that for once , theSoyuz capsulelanded upright instead ofits usual substance abuse of tipping over at the last present moment in a gust of wind .
https://gizmodo.com/astronauts-safe-return-mildly-marred-by-their-spacecraf-1656517345
Cosmonaut Alexander “ Саша ” Samokutyaev . Image credit : NASA / Bill Ingalls
During their 167 - day delegacy , the spaceman complete over 50 scientific experiments , and participate in four spacewalks .
Cold and foggy just after morning at the#Soyuzlanding land site in Kazakhstan.pic.twitter.com/CYD1vaOgkW
— International Space Station ( @Space_Station)March 12 , 2015
Our last minutes together as#Exp42crew . It ’s been a pleasure serving on#ISSwith these grand people.pic.twitter.com/C1UVq1SxIo
— Samantha Cristoforetti ( @AstroSamantha)March 11 , 2015
Both Wilmore and Samokutyaev participated in reconfiguring the International Space Station in grooming for upgrades interrelate to the commercial crew tape drive program .
Astronaut Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore . Image credit : NASA / Bill Ingalls
Wilmore late paired up with Terry Virts tocompletethreespacewalksrunning wire for a hatch rise , while Samokutyaev took aspacewalk in Octoberto strip unnecessary equipment from the station . Serova did n’t manage to get time outside the place during her first misstep to the space station .
cosmonaut Take 7 - time of day Spacewalk To set ISS For Space Taxis
Spacesuit # 3005 Tries To Drown An Astronaut , Again
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Cosmonauts Chuck Equipment Off The Station In Third October Spacewalk
Транспортный пилотируемый корабль « Союз ТМА-14М » штатно отстыковался от МКС : http://t.co / wtZQPgmKF8pic.twitter.com / udGnsMunhY
— РОСКОСМОС ( @roscosmos)March 11 , 2015
The expedition also completed the common round of experiments — microgravity on cell , ground observation , and human wellness management .
Cosmonaut Elena ( Елена ) Serova . persona credit : NASA / Bill Ingalls
Three cargo run arrived at the station during hostile expedition 42 : a SpaceXDragonand twoRoscosmos Progresscargo tugs . The crowd were also in orbit during the disastrousAntareslaunch . The spacecraft delivered the Cloud - Aerosol Transport System ( CATS ) , a new technology using laser to monitor the Earth ’s atmosphere . The spaceman also saw the reaching of a newly - installed Electromagnetic Levitator , technology for observing the cooling of liquid metals .
Astronauts Get Belated Christmas Presents , Mustard , and Clean Undies
Cargo Runs To The Space Station Resume With A Successful Launch
Uncrewed Antares Rocket Explodes , break up Into Pad Seconds After Launch
The crew of Expeditions 41/42 are safely back on globe . Image credit entry : Roscosmos
While Wilmore , Samokutyaev and Serova are heading family , the rest period of Expedition 42 remain in sphere . NASA astronaut Terry Virts , ESA astronaut Samantha “ Sam ” Cristoforetti , and Russian spaceman Anton Shkaplerov startedExpedition 43today while they await the comer of cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Korniyenko and spaceman Scott Kelly scheduled for March 27th . Their arrival at the place will score the start ofa year - foresightful residency on the station forKelly and Korniyenko . This is also a NASA twins bailiwick : Kelly ’s twin and former astronaut Mark Kelly will stay on Earth for the duration of the mission .
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