Soyuz capsule and three astronauts returns to earth after almost one year in space.

De retour sur Terre après 340 jours dans la Station spatiale internationale.

Return to Earth after 340 days on the ISS.

par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 2 mars 2016 11:33
Les astronautes Scott Kelly, Sergei Volkov et Mikhail Korniyenko après leur retour sur Terre

Les astronautes Mikhail Korniyenko, Sergei Volkov et Scott Kelly après leur retour sur Terre © REUTERS

La capsule Soyouz qui transportait l’Américain Scott Kelly et les Russes Sergei Volkov et Mikhail Korniyenko s’est posée ce mercredi matin comme prévu dans les steppes du Kazakhstan. Deux de ces trois hommes sont restés presque un an dans l’espace pour préparer des voyages vers Mars.

The Américain Scott Kelly and Russians Sergei Volkov and  Mikhail Korniyenko were transported back to Earth in their Soyuz capsule this morning. Using two parachutes and boost engines the capsule made a quite heavy landing in the steppes of Kazakstan. Two of the three pilots stayed in space nearly one year in order to study the effects on the human body of long-stay durations in preparation for future trips to Mars.

Il était 5h29 quand la capsule Soyouz transportant les trois astronautes s’est posée, un peu brutalement, au sud-est de Jezkazgan. C’est le 27 mars 2015 que Mikhaïl Kornienko, 55 ans, et Scott Kelly, 52 ans, étaient arrivés sur l’ISS. Ils sont donc restés 340 jours à bord de la Station spatiale internationale, c’est le record de la plus longue période ininterrompue passée dans cette station. Car le record absolu du plus long séjour unique dans l’espace est toujours détenu par le Russe Valeri Poliakov qui est resté plus de 14 mois d’affilée à bord de l’ancienne station spatiale Mir en 1994 et 1995.

It was 05h29 when the Soyuz carrying the three astronauts was put down, a little heavily, in the SE of  Jezkazgan. On 27 March 2015 Mikhaïl Kornienko, 55 years old, and Scott Kelly, 52, arrived on the ISS. So 340 days on board the ISS in the record for the longest uninterrupted period on this station. The overall record for time spent in space is still held by Russian Valeri Poliakov when he stayed 14 months on the former space station Mir in 1994 and 1995.

Si la capsule Soyouz s’était posée sur Mars, les trois hommes auraient dû réussir à en sortir eux-même, sans assistance extérieure. Mais ils n’ont pas pu se passer de l’aide des équipes d’évacuation. Dans l’espace, l’absence de gravité réduit la masse musculaire et la densité osseuse. D’où les exercices que font régulièrement les astronautes. Des exercices encore insuffisants pour avoir suffisamment de forces pour quitter eux-même leur module spatial et explorer la planète rouge.

If the Soyuz landed on Mars the three men would have to succeed in exiting the capsule on their own, without outside help. But no evacuation team will not be at hand! In space the absence of gravity reduces muscle mass and bone density. So regular exercise is carried out by the astronauts. But so far the exercises have proven insufficient to develop enough strength to leave the space module and explore the red planet. 

La capsule Soyouz dans laquelle trois astronautes ont regagné la Terre

par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 2 mars 2016 07:26
L\\\'état de la capsule Soyouz après son atterrissage dans le Kazakhstan
Trois astronautes étaient à bord de cette capsule Soyouz qui a atterri dans le Kazakhstan © REUTERS. Three astronauts were on board this capsule which landed in Kazakhstan.

Après presque un an en orbite, trois astronautes de la Station spatiale internationale dont l’Américain Scott Kelly et le Russe Mikhaïl Kornienko sont revenus sur Terre ce mercredi matin. Leur capsule Soyouz s’est posée dans les steppes du Kazakhstan. Image toujours aussi impressionnante de l’état de son bouclier thermique après son entrée dans l’atmosphère.

After almost a year in orbit, three astronauts from the International Space station including American Scott Kelly and the Russian Mikhaïl Kornienko returned to Earth this Wednesday morning. Their Soyuz capsule was put down in the steppes of Kazakstan. The  burned condition of their heat shield after entering the athmosphere makes a lasting impression.

 

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Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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