Job Well Done Aboard The Space Station

TL;DR

Crew members prepare to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth after completing their mission.

Transcript

and there you see in the field of view two of the three returning crew members in the hatchway is oleg kononenko the soyuz commander just outside of the hatchway is japan aerospace exploration agency astronaut kimia yui this should be uh yes it is chell lindgren floating into the field of view as the three crew members are prepare uh to move their ... Read More

Key Insights

• 🙈 The crew members are seen in the hatchway of the International Space Station, preparing to leave and return to Earth.
• 😚 The Soyuz vehicle will transfer to autonomous power after the hatch is closed.
• 🐣 Leak checks and hatches closure are performed by Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko.
• 🖕 Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornyenko, and Sergey Volkov are in the middle of their one-year mission on the International Space Station.
• 🥳 The departing crew members will return to Earth after spending four days on the Space Station.
• 🪛 The crew members say farewell to each other, wishing the departing crew soft landings.
• 🎟️ Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornyenko's one-year mission will conclude on March 2nd.

Questions & Answers

Q: Who are the crew members seen in the hatchway?

The crew members seen in the hatchway are Oleg Kononenko, the Soyuz commander, and Kimia Yui from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Q: What happens after the hatch is closed?

Once the hatch is closed, the Soyuz vehicle will transfer to autonomous power, and leak checks will be performed by Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko.

Q: What are the crew members saying farewell to?

The departing crew members are saying farewell to the remaining crew members, Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornyenko, and Sergey Volkov, who are in the middle of their one-year mission on the International Space Station.

Q: When is the scheduled landing for the departing crew members?

The scheduled landing for the departing crew members is in the morning of March 2nd Kazakhstan time, which is the evening of March 1st in US time.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Three crew members, including the Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko and JAXA astronaut Kimia Yui, are seen in the hatchway of the International Space Station, preparing to move into the Soyuz vehicle and end their stay on the station.

• Once they close the hatch, the Soyuz will transfer to autonomous power. Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko will work on closing the hatches and performing leak checks.

• The departing crew says farewell to the remaining crew members, Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornyenko, and Sergey Volkov, who are in the middle of their one-year mission, while Kononenko, Yui, and Lindgren prepare to return to Earth.