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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Soyuz spacecraft
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:27:35 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>I'd never seen one of these before.  Though the construction reminds me 
>of 1920s boilerplate, don't be fooled, most American astronauts consider 
>the Soyuz safer than the now-retired Space Shuttle.
>
>I know "nobody cares how hard you worked," but this one took a lot of 
>work! Cold blue skylight from above and behind, orange artificial light 
>from behind me, plus reflections.  I did the best I could to balance 
>things and show the controls decently.
><https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/13906303466/>
>

     I saw the movie "Gravity" last week and got to see the inards of the Soyuz 
capsule for the first time.  Interesting, especially the final moment of 
landing , and it has withstood the test of time.  Now NASA is pursuing the 
Orion capsule as well as a very interesting "Dream Catcher" design similar to 
the experimental Dyna Soar craft of many years ago:

http://www.wired.com/2013/05/nasa-dream-chaser-flight-testing

     And the Russians are supposedly working on a similar design:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_May_Build_New_Shuttle_Spacecraft_By_2015_999.html

     Myself, I much more like these piloted vehicles than the capsules.


Chris

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson
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