The precise choreography of docking a spacecraft with the ISS
In short: Watch the technical execution of the Expedition 41/42 crew's arrival at the International Space Station. This video captures the critical six-hour rendezvous and docking procedure required to safely join the orbital complex.
The video documents the arrival of Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Flight Engineers Elena Serova and Barry Wilmore on September 26. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the crew spent six hours navigating their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft to the station. They successfully docked with the Poisk module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
Beyond the logistics of arrival, Expedition 42 was defined by diverse scientific research. The crew studied the effects of space on immune cells, monitored atmospheric pollution on Earth, and investigated super-heated materials for advanced alloys. The mission also featured multiple spacewalks by Wilmore and Terry Virts, totaling over 18 hours of extravehicular activity across three separate events in early 2015.
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- Also: Expedition 42 - NASA
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