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Soyuz MS-10 experiences launch anomaly; crew aborts to safe landing.
One of Russia’s most reliable launchers experienced a rare, in-flight anomaly earlier this morning, forcing the two-man crew of Soyuz MS-10 to abort the mission.
Following a normal liftoff at 4:40am EST (2:40pm local time), a malfunction in the Soyuz FG rocket two minutes into the flight forced Expedition 57 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague to abort a manual abort profile. The anomaly occurred immediately following the separation of the rocket’s four strap-on boosters and jettisoning of the Launch Escape System. However, the protective fairing covering the spacecraft during flight through the thick atmosphere was still on, and solid rocket motors attached to the fairing pulled the crew capsule away from the failing booster. Following a ballistic trajectory through the upper atmosphere, the Soyuz’s Descent module separated from the Orbital Module and payload fairing and descended to a safe landing 20 kilometers east of Zezkezhan, Kazakhstan, 34 minutes after launch. Roscosmos reported that the crewmembers experienced around seven times the force of gravity, or 7G’s, during their abort.
Recovery forces reached the landing site immediately following touchdown. Both astronauts were reported to be in good health following their ordeal, and returned to their families at the Baikonur launch site around six hours after liftoff.
Recovery forces at the Soyuz MS-10 emergency landing site. Source: Ruptly.
Soyuz MS-10 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague embrace their families following their return to the Baikonur Cosmodrome after today’s launch mishap. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls. This marks the first crewed launch mishap of the International Space Station program, the first crewed launch mishap since the Challenger disaster in 1986, and the first crewed Soyuz launch malfunction since Soyuz T-10 in 1983.
That incident saw the two-man crew of Vladimir Titov and Gennady Strekalov abort away from their exploding rocket shortly before its scheduled liftoff time. While no cause of the mishap is currently known, Russian authorities have begun an investigation of the incident and have temporarily grounded all future Soyuz flights. The current three-member crew of Expedition 57 is slated to return to Earth December 13, followed by the launch of Expedition 58 December 20. Following today’s anomaly, it is unclear whether Expedition 57 will remain on orbit longer, or when the next crew will launch to the station. Expedition 57 is able to remain on orbit until early January, when their Soyuz reaches its certified orbital lifetime.
Expedition 57 commander Alexander Gerst captured this image of the Soyuz MS-10 launch from the International Space Station. The anomalous nature of the launch is evidenced by multiple points of light along the ascent path. Source: NASA. Watch NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz MS-10 launch below.
P/c: NASA.
“As the centuries unfold, millions of artists will live on the moon and paint the moon and Mars as we go out into the universe.”
Today we remember the fourth man to walk on the moon. Astronaut Alan Bean passed away in Houston, at the age of 86.
Bean was the lunar module pilot for Apollo 12 in November 1969, and was commander of Skylab 3 in June 1973. He retired from NASA in 1981 to devote his time to painting.
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Space bunny (2023)
ES|| Mi conejito de pascua en cambio de ir a buscar huevos se ha ido a ver las estrellas de cerca! Os imagináis un mundo donde los conejos pudiesen construir sus naves aeroespaciales, ser astronautas y ir a charlar con los planetas? Sus cascos tendrían que ser gigantes para poder albergar sus largas orejas!
EN || Instead of looking for eggs, my Easter bunny has gone to see the stars up close! Can you imagine a world where rabbits could build their own spaceships, be astronauts and go have a chat with the planets? Their helmets would have to be gigantic to accommodate their long ears!
John Glenn's Personal Album, MAKING OF A BRAVE MAN G.I. Joe Mercury Astronaut Historical Edition NIB. GI Joe salutes NASA Mercury Astronaut John Glenn. Set produced in 2003 includes 12" GI Joe, Space Suit, Helmet with Visor, Communications Cord, Oxygen Box, Miniature LIFE Magazine Cover and Miniature LIFE Magazine from February 2, 1962 and Dog Tags with Chain. Miniature replica of actual LIFE Magazine! Authentically styled posable action figure. Adult Collectible John Herschel Glenn Jr. was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times. 3x In Memory Of... Born: July 18, 1921, Cambridge, OH. Died: December 8, 2016, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH Space missions: STS-95, Mercury-Atlas 6 #MercuryAstronaut #JohnGlenn #AstronautJohnGlenn #gijoe #gijoes #12inchgijoe #Astronaut #NASA #actionfigure #actionfigures #12inchactionfigures #LIFEMagazine #hasbro #toy #AdultCollectible #toycollectible (at Sacramento, California)
Űrkutatási évfordulók
Az űrkutatás évfordulóiról és mérföldköveiről adott ki kisívet a Magyar Posta nemrég. A tervpályázatra engem is meghívtak, amin nagy örömmel vettem részt, mert mióta kiskoromban az Ég és Föld című könyvet (Kiss István tök jó illusztrációival) lapozgattam, imádom az űrkutatást. A pályázat egyik fontos eleme volt, hogy az ifjúság számára is érthető és szerethető bélyegeket tervezzünk. A kisíven négy eseményt kellett bélyegpárokban és egyet ívszélen megjeleníteni. A pályázaton, nem engem választottak, de azért elkészítettem az első napi bélyegzőt és a boríték tervet is.
Space exploration anniversaries
The Hungarian Post invited me to a competition, to design a miniature sheet about space exploraiton anniversaries and milestones in 2015. The original idea of the Post was that each pair of stamps should represent a major event about space exploration, and one extra should appear in the edge. This was my submission.
NASA recorded the DNA of one twin (Mark Kelly) astronaut on earth, and his identicaltwin before, during, and after Scott Kelly spent a year in space. It looks like there are differences, but we don't know what that entails yet!
Some posters I done for some great bands...
Another victory for the astronaut! A wee bit late on my posts But here’s my copy of Luezer’s 200 Best Illustrators Book with my illustration “Investing in Space” for Institutional Investor Magazine. Thanks to AD Diana Panfil for the fun assignment. Cheers!