How Does the Soyuz Space Capsule Land?

[Hill Station Murthy]

I was looking at some photographs of the Russian space capsule after it had landed.

This raised a question that I could not answer for I remenmber that the Apollo capsule would land in the sea after the deployment of parachutes.

This Soyuz capsule lands on solid ground - I should imagine that even the deployment of parachutes would be enough to break the fall sufficiently to prevent the occupants of the capsule from having a very uncomfortable landing.

Perhaps they are strapped in to padded compartments to soften the blow?

Perhaps there are some thrusters on the capsule that are deployed before it touches down - a bit like the thrusters on the Apollo lunar module?

[Spacecadet]

you're assuming they actually went into space in the first place

The whole thing is a fraud, the sky is solid and nothing can get through it.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Where I work we have a mock up of a Soyuz capsule - yep there barely room to swing a cat - and there aint to washing machin on the International Space Station - these guys have jsut septn 187 days on the ISS ...


To answer you quety Perhaps they are strapped in to padded compartments to soften the blow?

Picture belwo says it all ...

God Bless the ISS !

[Mich the Tester]

Where I work we have a mock up a Soyuz capsule - yep there barely room to swing a cat - and there aint to washing machin on the International Space Station - these guys have jsut septn 187 days on the ISS ...

Wot's that in the middle then? A big pressure cooker? Or a jerry can with some spare fuel?

[Spacecadet]

Where I work we have a mock up of a Soyuz capsule - yep there barely room to swing a cat - and there aint to washing machin on the International Space Station - these guys have jsut septn 187 days on the ISS ...


To answer you quety Perhaps they are strapped in to padded compartments to soften the blow?

Picture belwo says it all ...

God Bless the ISS !

What phone have you got? only asking to make sure I don't get it!

[AlfredJPruffock]

Check this video to watch the Soyuz descent

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/...e-capsule.html


Heres a closer oook at the Soyuz Capsule



You see Murthy - this is a great site - anything you want to know - you will find it here !

Finally a picture of the reception for the Astronatus in Kazahkstan - and no I didnt take this one !

[TimberWolf]

Wot's that in the middle then? A big pressure cooker? Or a jerry can with some spare fuel?

The toilet?

[TimberWolf]

Check this video to watch the Soyuz decent

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/...e-capsule.html


Heres a closer oook at the Soyuz Capsule

wtf * 2.

1) That is the slowest site I've had the misfortune to wait on for for a long time
2) Seeing the landing makes it worth the wait though. wtf, it looks like a bomb has gone off. I knew it was a rocket assist landing, but wasn't expecting anything like that.

[TimberWolf]

Finally a picture of the reception for the Astronatus in Kazahkstan - and no I didnt take this one !

Er, I think you'll find that is Vulcan, and the guy in the middle front is Emperor Ming the Merciless.

[stek]

There are little retro rockets that cushion the landing but it's mainly huge parachutes that slow it down. Or not, in the case of Soyuz 1 which hit the ground at full pelt....