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That will be solved either with the next Soyuz or Progress launch, but i think more likely Progress.
http://www.physorg.com : Soyuz crew admit to disappointment at delayed landing
...September 27, 2010
Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov admitted Monday to disappointment when he and his two crew had to return to the International Space Station after their Soyuz spaecraft failed to undock.
After 175 days in orbit, the unprecedented problems delayed for a day the return to Earth of Skvortsov, fellow-cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and US astronaut Tracy Caldwell.
"Until the very last, we hoped to find a way out of the situation," mission commander Skvortsov told reporters after finally returning to the space flight centre at Star City near Moscow.
He admitted to frustration and fatigue when cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, remaining aboard the space station, saw the latches locking the Soyuz to the ISS refuse to open and later discovered a loose gear piece near the hatch.
"Of course I was disappointed... when Fyodor saw the technical malfunction from the outside and we understood 'that's it', we would have to go back to the station, start from scratch. It's not easy," he was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying.
The weary crew succeeded in a second undocking attempt 24 hours later, landing safely Saturday exactly on time and at the appointed location in the central Kazakh steppes.
"Our happiness was unbounded when the flight control centre congratulated us and we understood that we had succeeded," Skvortsov said.
"There was a great deal of stress before the landing, but it was positive and full of emotions."
SDC : Astronaut's View of Earth Eclipsed All Else
...By Mike Wall
SPACE.com Senior Writer
posted: 29 September 2010
08:46 pm ET
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson has many memories from her six months in space, but one thing stands out above all else: the incomparable view.
Caldwell Dyson and two cosmonaut colleagues returned to Earth Saturday (Sept. 25), touching down in Kazakhstan after spending 176 days aboard the International Space Station. Looking out the station's window at her home planet will stick with her always, Caldwell Dyson said.
"You get quite emotional looking out there," she said at a news conference in the Kazakh city of Karaganda on Sept. 25. "Because no picture you take, no picture you draw, can ever really capture what you're seeing and the magnitude of it."
SDC : Space Station Life Has its Ups and Downs, Astronaut Says
...By Clara Moskowitz
SPACE.com Senior Writer
posted: 16 October 2010
07:46 am ET
During her six months on the International Space Station, American astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson experienced lots of laughs – and lots of stress.
Caldwell Dyson, of NASA, returned to Earth Sept. 25 with two Russian crewmates aboard their Soyuz spacecraft, capping a mission that included three emergency spacewalks to fix a broken cooling pump that is vital to the station.
"I think anything of that magnitude can be a little stressful at times, but stress can be quite a motivator," Caldwell Dyson told SPACE.com Friday (Oct. 15). "I think the stress we felt was just the criticality, the nature of what has failed and the importance of getting out there and getting it fixed. But there was tremendous focus, not just on orbit but on the ground."
She and fellow American astronaut Douglas Wheelock successfully repaired the pump during their spacewalks and got the station back in good health, with help from their crewmates Alexander Skvortsov, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Mikhail Kornienko of Russia, and Shannon Walker of NASA.
There were also light moments, including jokes shared round the dinner table in the evening, and weightless hijinks.
"I would say some of the funnest parts are of course when you're looking out the window or when we have a vehicle that's arriving, be it a Progress ship or one that's actually carrying people on it – those are exciting moments," Caldwell Dyson said.
During her time on the space station, Caldwell Dyson also became the first astronaut to deliver an address in sign language. In July she recorded a video for deaf children to give them a glimpse of what life as an astronaut is like.
Ultimately, her space mission was a blast, she said.
"I'd say overall it just went perfectly for me," she said. "It was a perfect length of time filled with great moments, great people."
It was the second trip to space for Caldwell Dyson, who flew aboard the STS-118 space shuttle mission of Endeavour in 2007. But it was her first trip back to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, which offers a different, sometimes rougher ride than the shuttle.
"It certainly didn't disappoint," she said of her ride home. "It was pretty exciting and all the bangs, bells, whistles and sensations were there. The magnitude of some things were a little surprising, but for the most part it was a pretty exciting ride."
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