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Soyuz back!

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  • 17-09-2011 11:39am
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    Beeker
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    Soyuz TMA-21 landed back on Earth this morning with 3 of the ISS crew aboard.

    expedition-28-soyuz-moon.jpg?1316184397

    With the Soyuz rocket cleard for flight again the next crew will launch on November 14.


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    Rubecula
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    Not sure about others, but the return to parachuting a capsule back to Earth feels almost like going home. It feels right in a sort of primitive way.

    Or is that just me?


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    Beeker
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    Rubecula wrote: »
    Not sure about others, but the return to parachuting a capsule back to Earth feels almost like going home. It feels right in a sort of primitive way.

    Or is that just me?
    It's just you:D :D
    But still I know what you mean, the grace of Mercury, Gemini and the majesty of a returning Apollo! truly the golden age of space exploration.
    Still I loved the glory of a returning Shuttle as it sweeped out of the sky and glided to a landing, a thing of beauty every time:)


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    Cork boy 55
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    great Video of it here on the BBC website.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14946556


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    Cork boy 55
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    Rubecula wrote: »
    Not sure about others, but the return to parachuting a capsule back to Earth feels almost like going home. It feels right in a sort of primitive way.

    Or is that just me?

    The space shuttle was just a fancy gilder on its return flight


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    Rubecula
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    Beeker wrote: »
    It's just you:D :D
    But still I know what you mean, the grace of Mercury, Gemini and the majesty of a returning Apollo! truly the golden age of space exploration.
    Still I loved the glory of a returning Shuttle as it sweeped out of the sky and glided to a landing, a thing of beauty every time:)

    The Shuttle, a controlled crash every trip (Sorry I don't mean it) I agree some control from the crew is more romantic than a 'leap of faith' in many ways.

    I think I am just of a different generation. I think the best space craft would look exactly like the one in "When Worlds Collide" The laws of physics think that that is a bad idea though.:D

    My ideal space ship would be one with the reusability of the shuttle, and the majesty and power of a Saturn V. I suspect that I am just a very aged romantic at heart.


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    lord lucan
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    Cork boy 55 wrote: »
    The space shuttle was just a fancy gilder on its return flight

    Mach 8. Some glider!;)


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