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Expedition 30 Soyuz Rollout
A gorgeous photo of the Soyuz spacecraft as it rolls to the launch pad for your Monday.
The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers is scheduled for 7:16 p.m. local time on Wednesday, December 21.
Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
Hey! I know that guy!
Posted by Danielle in Perspectives, Picspam on April 5, 2011
It’s a funny feeling, following a spaceflight launch where you’ve seen one of the crew in person. Astronaut Ron Garan (@Astro_Ron) spoke at the first STS-133 Tweetup on November 1, 2010, and yesterday he launched into orbit as part of the Expedition 27 crew of the International Space Station. He sure looks happy to go! (He’s in the middle, in the above photo.)
Expedition 27 crew members from top, Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan, and Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev wave farewell from the bottom of the Soyuz rocket prior to their launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
The Soyuz, which has been dubbed “Gagarin,” is launching one week shy of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Yuri Gagarin from the same launch pad in Baikonur on April 12, 1961, to become the first human to fly in space.
Hey @Astro_Ron! There’s someone special waiting for you on the ISS, ready to serve your every need – a sleek, attractive feat of modern technology:
……..whoops! Wrong picture. Here you go:
Don't you like me?
Enjoy!
Going Up
Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
This image (first seen by me at Pars3c) has buried the needle on the scale of AWESOME.
The Soyuz TMA-01M rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 carrying Expedition 25 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Scott J. Kelly and Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka to the International Space Station.
And below, another launch photo, this time with the rocket still in the frame:
Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
High-Flying
Posted by Danielle in Books & Literature, News & Happenings, Picspam on June 18, 2010
Image Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi
I’ve seen and heard snippets of this poem, but never read it in entirety before this week. It is a beautiful thing. (Hat tip to John C. Wright for posting it!) It seems to fit well with this lovely launch photo — the rocket in question delivered three individuals into orbit on Wednesday, and to the ISS yesterday.
High Flight
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds…and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of…wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew.
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
Welcome Home
Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
As sad as I am to see the end of @Astro_Soichi‘s wonderful orbital photography, welcome home to the crew of ISS Expedition 23! (Presented for your approval, a terrific photo by Bill Ingalls.)
The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews.
Friday Fun-post
Found the above forced-perspective shot here (along with another shuttle-related photo which I am uh, *not* going to post here, but it’s snicker-worthy. You’ll know it when you see it.) Thought I’d post some fun/interesting pictures today, because it is Friday, after all!
This next one is a long exposure of the Expedition 22 Soyuz rollout, and you know how much I LOVE long-exposure/night photography:
The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is seen in this long exposure as it is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S., Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, is scheduled for Monday, Dec., 21, 2009 at 3:52a.m. Kazakhstan time. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
And finally, Etherbrian introduced me to these lovely ladies with their remarkable futuristic fashions! I’d love to know what this is from, if someone on the Intarwebs knows: Update: They hail from the 1970s British show UFO, a precursor to Space: 1999.
Soyuz Landing
Posted by Danielle in News & Happenings, Picspam on October 13, 2009
Expedition 20 Landing - October 11, 2009
NASA’s capsules landed in the ocean (we have a lot of ocean to choose from in these here United States); the Soviets land in open fields. (The flame seen in the photo is a thruster firing. The capsule is not actually on fire.)
The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberté who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
October Skies
Posted by Danielle in News & Happenings, Picspam on October 1, 2009
For your enjoyment, I present yesterday’s Soyuz launch, taking Expedition 21 to the International Space Station:
The Soyuz TMA-16 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 carrying Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams, Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté to the International Space Station. (Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Rollout(spam)
Posted by Danielle in News & Happenings, Picspam on September 29, 2009
I love the stark landscape of Baikonur, so pictures from Soyuz rollouts and launches always give me a thrill. Here’s the whole set from yesterday’s rollout, and posted are a few of my favorites.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian security officers walk along the railroad tracks as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Soyuz rocket is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Launch scaffolding is raised into place around the Soyuz rocket shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch the crew of Expedition 21 and a spaceflight participant on Sept. 30, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian Space Museum
Posted by Danielle in Museums, Exhibits & Parks on June 15, 2009
EDIT, 7/19/2011: English Russia has put up quite the assortment of, erm, NSFW ads and posts on their revamped site, so although I will continue to provide a link to this article, I have also saved the post sans girly pics as a PDF for all-ages viewing. Download it here.
EnglishRussia.com presents over 70 photos of the Russian Space Museum, with many artifacts and mockups from the Soviet space age. Interesting stuff, enjoy! (The statue of Yuri Gagarin insists you enjoy your visit.)
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