Posts: 44868 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-19-2020 12:22 PM
This thread is intended for comments and questions about the Soyuz MS-16 mission to the International Space Station.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 44868 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-19-2020 12:32 PM
Roscosmos release
On the replacement of the crew of the Soyuz MS-16
The Russian members of the main crew of the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft, Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrei Babkin, will be replaced by backups for medical reasons.
The positions of the commander and flight engineer of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft will now be taken by the cosmonauts of Roscosmos Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner. The changes will affect only the Russian part of the crew, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy continues to prepare for the flight in accordance with the established plan.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft and the members of the long-term expedition ISS Expedition 63 is scheduled for April 9 this year from launch pad No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Paul J. Brennan Member
Posts: 150 From: Linden, CA Registered: May 2019
posted 02-19-2020 02:39 PM
Medical reasons? Odd for both cosmonauts to be removed for the same reason. I hope it's not the coronavirus or something worse. Hoping they recover soon.
Liembo Member
Posts: 674 From: Bothell, WA Registered: Jan 2013
posted 02-19-2020 02:40 PM
Allegedly a tree branch injured Tikhonov's eye on a walk.
soviet space Member
Posts: 322 From: Registered: Jan 2015
posted 02-21-2020 05:14 AM
Tikhonov the eye pierced because in Moscow in the courtyards of residential buildings there is no lighting, a branch injured the eye. Last summer, too, when I was in Moscow, I got lost and almost pierced my eye with a tree branch, there is no lighting.
Russian Member
Posts: 392 From: France Registered: Nov 2012
posted 02-21-2020 06:35 AM
It was always like that in Russia. Early in 19th century Mikhail Kutuzov lost his eye in a completely dark war field.
LM-12 Member
Posts: 3494 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
posted 03-10-2020 11:40 PM
This NASA photo of the new Soyuz MS-16 prime crew is a composite image of:
Cassidy in the original prime crew photo
Ivanishin and Vagner in the original backup crew photo
LM-12 Member
Posts: 3494 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
posted 03-12-2020 11:58 AM
However, the NASA photo of the new Soyuz MS-16 backup crew seems to be a "real" photo, not a composite.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 44868 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-08-2020 10:00 PM
NASA video
Watch live as three space travelers launch to the International Space Station.
Astronaut Chris Cassidy of NASA and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will lift off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft at 4:05 a.m. EDT on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to our orbiting laboratory.
posted 04-09-2020 07:55 AM
Now that's a form of "social distancing" which we all could appreciate. And to our Russian partners in space, once again Bravo for a great launch!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 44868 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-09-2020 01:46 PM
The crew enters the space station (NASA video):
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 44868 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-21-2020 08:19 PM
NASA live video
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Wed., Oct. 21, 2020.
Tune in for deorbit burn and landing coverage as their Soyuz spacecraft descends to a parachute-assisted landing, set for 10:55 p.m. EDT (0255 GMT) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
MSS Member
Posts: 740 From: Europe Registered: May 2003
posted 10-22-2020 05:22 PM
From Johnson Space Center via Twitter:
We can't wait to see you, Chris Cassidy! with a thumbs up during a refueling stop on his way back to Houston. What a trip!
Is it 38th direct return USOS (second for Cassidy)?
posted 02-19-2020 12:22 PM
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