ROSCOSMOS - International Space Station (ISS) patch.
Oct. 7, 2021
Images below: The Russian crew of the 65th long-term expedition and filmmaker's of the movie "Challenge".
The Russian crew of the 65th long-term expedition to the International Space Station is carrying out targeted work in accordance with the flight assignment. Today, on October 7, 2021, as part of preparations for the upcoming landing, the crew of the Soyuz MS-19 manned transport vehicle is swapping the lodgements of the Soyuz MS-19 and Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft. Return to Earth is scheduled for October 17, 2021.
In addition, the crew continues to work on filming the scientific and educational project "Challenge". The health status of astronauts and space flight participants is good.
Note that the lodgement is necessary to evenly distribute the loads over the surface of the body in order to secure it when hitting the surface of the ground during landing. The insert-lodgment is made according to individual measurements for each astronaut. It is an integral part of the Kazbek-UM chair - the shock-absorbing chair of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, in which the cosmonaut (or a space flight participant) is during the flight.
Three times in the history of Russian cosmonautics, the lodgement saved the lives of people returning from near-earth orbit - in 1969 (Boris Volynov), in 1980 (Valery Kubasov and Bertalan Farkash), in 1997 (Vasily Tsibliyev, Alexander Lazutkin). The impact on the ground was so strong that the astronauts survived largely thanks to the lodgements.
Space flight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, who flew to the International Space Station as part of the Challenge scientific and educational project, will return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft together with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, who has been on the ISS since April. On October 17, Novitsky will return to Earth, while Shkaplerov and Dubrov will spend six months at the station.
According to preliminary data from the TsNIIMash Mission Control Center (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), the undocking of the Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft is scheduled at 04:12 Moscow time on October 17, 2021. The descent vehicle is expected to land at 07:36 Moscow time on the same day, 147 km from the city of Zhezkazgan.
Several scenes of the first ever feature film have already been filmed on the ISS
"Challenge" is a large scientific and educational project, which in the Year of Science and Technology is being implemented by Channel One in cooperation with Roskosmos.
On Tuesday, actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko and crew commander, Hero of Russia Anton Shkaplerov went to the ISS. The expedition will last 12 days. Despite the busy shooting schedule, the project participants find time to communicate, including with NASA astronauts. Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko visited the US segment of the ISS.
Several scenes of the first ever feature film have already been filmed on the ISS
Interview by Channel One Russia:
- Y. Peresild: Of course, it was unusual, especially the first day it was generally not clear where we were.
- K. Ernst: Tell us about the first day, Julia.
- Dmitry Rogozin: And where did you sleep? Have you already chosen the places where you will while away your stay in orbit?
- Yu. Peresild: They gave me the commander's cabin. I'm having a luxury party. I'm making up here. I have make-up all over my cabin, ours, cinematic. On my floor there are medical pads spread out. I even have a porthole in my cabin.
- K. Ernst: What is seen through the window?
- Yu. Peresild: Earth!
- K. Shipenko: Yes, the windows are beautiful, sometimes we look into them between takes.
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/32888/
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/32889/
Soyuz MS-18: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/sojuz-ms-18/
Soyuz MS-19: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/sojuz-ms-19/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/
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