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re: Throwing Peggy under the bus

Marcia — 4/21/2008 2:41:39 AM (archived)

Ok, so he said that and let's say that he was making light of the matter.

My questio is, why would they opt for this "back-up landing plan"? Would the first one have been worse?

[Mr Perminov said the craft followed the back-up landing plan, a so-called "ballistic re-entry" - a plunge with an uncontrollable, steep trajectory.

He said the crew missed the target because they changed their landing plan at the last minute without telling mission control.

In October, a crew returning from the International Space Station had a similar experience, touching down in Kazakhstan 200km (120 miles) from its intended landing site, in temperatures of 6C ( 43F).]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7355912.stm

PB above mentioned that the 10G ballistic plan is used as a disposable Soyuz variant. Did they have a choice? Just asking as I'm sure those that are interested will be asking the same things.

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Peggy, Youri and Yi on their way back ro Earth - Raoul - 4/19/2008 6:44:22 AM
- 475 km west of landing site - ballistic entry (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 4/19/2008 9:07:25 AM
- 16 minutes past expected landing and no com. with soyuz - Delbert - 4/19/2008 8:47:43 AM
  - Recovered - Raoul - 4/19/2008 9:47:05 AM
    - re: Recovered - Someone - 4/20/2008 4:34:57 AM
      - re: Recovered - Marcia - 4/20/2008 8:14:35 PM
        
        re: Recovered - Marcia - 4/20/2008 8:39:07 PM
        
        re: Recovered - Someone - 4/21/2008 12:38:08 AM
        
        re: Recovered - Marcia - 4/21/2008 1:00:36 AM
        
        There's always fire with a Soyuz because... - Raoul - 4/21/2008 5:40:54 AM
        
        re: Thanks, Raoul! (n/t) - Marcia - 4/22/2008 12:52:23 AM
      - Must buy new underwear - pb - 4/20/2008 6:42:55 AM
        
        re: Must buy new underwear - Someone - 4/20/2008 7:06:11 AM
        
        Throwing Malenchenko under the bus - pb - 4/20/2008 7:41:24 AM
        
        re: Throwing Peggy under the bus - SteveS - 4/21/2008 2:02:44 AM
        
        What a load of B.S.! - pb - 4/21/2008 4:49:07 AM
        
        re: Throwing Peggy under the bus - Marcia - 4/21/2008 2:41:39 AM
        
        Some Clues (Thanks to JimO) - pb - 4/22/2008 4:54:33 AM
        
        My thoughts on the issue - nick hoffman - 4/21/2008 1:15:39 PM
        
        re: My thoughts on the issue. - Marcia - 4/21/2008 8:08:08 PM
        
        re: My thoughts on the issue. - dd - 4/22/2008 2:40:43 PM
        
        Ignor millenia of knowlege that women bring bad luck to ships at your peril - phil - 4/22/2008 1:24:28 AM
        
        re: No Phil, I did not ignore it, but dismissed it... - Marcia - 4/22/2008 2:18:31 AM
        
        :) (n/t) - phil - 4/22/2008 2:26:27 AM
        
        We live on a planet often called Spaceship Earth, right? - Socrates II - 4/21/2008 3:41:20 PM
        
        re: Throwing Malenchenko under the bus - Someone - 4/21/2008 12:40:43 AM
  - 20 minutes and still nothing (n/t) - Delbert - 4/19/2008 8:51:23 AM
    - Peggy back on Earth! - Raoul - 4/19/2008 5:00:12 PM
      - re: Tough gal - SteveS - 4/19/2008 10:42:53 PM
        
        re: Tough gal - Marcia - 4/20/2008 8:02:06 PM
- re: Peggy, Youri and Yi slowing down! (n/t) - Raoul - 4/19/2008 7:44:51 AM
  - From Spaceflightnow - Socrates II - 4/22/2008 8:59:25 PM

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