Soyuz rendezvous and docking explained

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  • Опубліковано 20 лис 2014
  • This second video in the ‘Journey to the International Space Station’ series follows the Soyuz capsule from Earth orbit to docking with the Space Station. Featuring interviews with ESA astronauts Luca Parmitano, Frank De Winne and Paolo Nespoli, and an introduction by Alexander Gerst, it includes unique footage taken from inside the Soyuz spacecraft.
    Produced by the ESA Human Spaceflight and Operations Astronaut Training Division in Cologne, Germany, in collaboration with the Human Spaceflight and Operations Strategic Planning and Outreach Office in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
    Narration: Bernard Oattes
    Technical experts: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin
    Content design: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin, Matthew Day, Celena Dopart
    Animation: Nelson Steinmetz, Yannis Nourrisson
    Video editing: Celena Dopart, Andrea Conigli
    Project coordination: Matthew Day
    Special thanks to:
    NASA
    Roscosmos
    Frank De Winne
    Paolo Nespoli
    Luca Parmitano
    Alexander Gerst
    Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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    Journey to the ISS Part 1: The Soyuz launch sequence explained
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    Journey to the ISS Part 3: Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained
    • Soyuz undocking, reent...
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  • @DidntKnowWhatToPut1
    @DidntKnowWhatToPut1 9 років тому +559

    It's so refreshing to watch a video that treats me like an adult. Top marks, ESA.

  • @planpitz4190
    @planpitz4190 4 роки тому +87

    The Soyuz is really a marvelous machine, imagine it travelling for up to 2 days with 30 times the speed of sound ,searching and finding the space station then docking automatically on target with a margin of only a few centimeters !

    • @edwinsiala3373
      @edwinsiala3373 11 місяців тому

      Russian space technology at its best

  • @LunchBXcrue
    @LunchBXcrue 4 роки тому +144

    It just blows my mind the calculations and math that has to go into making sure the soyuz meets up with the ISS, that we can map that out and it just work. The ISS to me is the greatest achievement ever.

    • @howtogetoutofbabylon8978
      @howtogetoutofbabylon8978 4 роки тому +1

      Funny the hundreds of hours on record of building the golden gate bridge, twin towers, etc, but not as single minute of the construction of, as you so correctly say, the greatest construction feat in all of human history!!!

    • @LunchBXcrue
      @LunchBXcrue 4 роки тому +14

      @@howtogetoutofbabylon8978 There are videos of the ISS docking... Do... do you think they literally constructed it in space?? What is it with you people. You can literally look up at night and see the ISS for fuck sake.

    • @ShootLuckGaming
      @ShootLuckGaming 4 роки тому +6

      @@howtogetoutofbabylon8978 The ISS made of many modules from many countries that dock together. Theres literally videos of it all...

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 3 роки тому +1

      @@LunchBXcrue Actually, it was built in space.
      Well, at least assembled. Like MIR was. The ISS is too big and too complex to be launched in a single go

    • @LunchBXcrue
      @LunchBXcrue 3 роки тому +3

      @@nottoday3817 Yea it was assembled, not built. BIG difference.

  • @MA-qz1sd
    @MA-qz1sd 4 роки тому +76

    all of this made possible with the help of ones and zeros. What a time to be alive.

  • @Frostecc
    @Frostecc 8 років тому +249

    The most sincere smiles and joy on austonauts faces in the end i have ever seen

    • @madhurdailyplays4651
      @madhurdailyplays4651 6 років тому +1

      Сергей Йцу iiiii

    • @madezra64
      @madezra64 4 роки тому +10

      You would be smiling and laughing to considering every time that hatch opens the only guarantee it's safe is a shit ton of redundant systems and human error checking to ensure you don't blow the whole station apart and kill everyone in literally a matter of seconds... It's a scary reality when you think about what it takes to ensure the space station stays safely in orbit...

    • @veronicagorosito187
      @veronicagorosito187 4 роки тому

      Beautiful reasons.

    • @themintgreenspaceship5787
      @themintgreenspaceship5787 4 роки тому

      Makes me cry every time

  • @caffeineted
    @caffeineted 8 років тому +360

    Watching this while docked on my sofa.

    • @annieann1653
      @annieann1653 5 років тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @Hoplasa
      @Hoplasa 5 років тому +4

      can confirm, my behind docking with sofa was a success. *throws paper into the air

    • @aluminium5738
      @aluminium5738 5 років тому +3

      Hoplasa- *Paper

    • @tunechedward4960
      @tunechedward4960 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @istoleurfaceha3527
      @istoleurfaceha3527 4 роки тому +10

      My asshole is docked into the toilet and is currently transferring goods

  • @BFE08STI
    @BFE08STI 7 років тому +1551

    This is soyuzeful to know!

  • @jimmynobody8344
    @jimmynobody8344 4 роки тому +349

    Knock knock.
    Who’s there.
    Soyuz.
    Soyuz who.
    Soyuz gonna let us in or what?

    • @EuropeanSpaceAgency
      @EuropeanSpaceAgency  4 роки тому +75

      😂

    • @dunkin_donut94
      @dunkin_donut94 4 роки тому +3

      HAHAHAH yessssiir

    • @user-tk2jy8xr8b
      @user-tk2jy8xr8b 3 роки тому +6

      - Soyuz
      - Soyuz who?
      - SOYUZ NERUSHIMYJ RESPUBLIK SVOBODNYH SПLOTIЛA NAVEKИ ВЕЛIKAYA RUСЬ ДА ZДРАВСТVУЕТ SОЗДАННЫЙ ВОLЕЙ НАРОDОВ VEЛИКИЙ МОГУЧИЙ СОВЕТСКИЙ СОЮЗ

    • @laughing747
      @laughing747 3 роки тому +6

      dude you did a joke so funny ESA hearted it and commented you got the whole space agency laughing dude gg

    • @danilasolovjovs8019
      @danilasolovjovs8019 3 роки тому

      @@carriezisman7871 you mean binkior cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

  • @michaelciancetta6397
    @michaelciancetta6397 7 років тому +73

    These guys are the ultimate prototype of super human... above average intelligence and knowledge.. amazing strength and physical endurance not too mention power of mind and mental resilience.. :)

    • @oskupelaaop8936
      @oskupelaaop8936 7 років тому +1

      Michael Ciancetta nope. They just got lucky and now sit in a craft.

    • @sidharthcs2110
      @sidharthcs2110 6 років тому +1

      Michael Ciancetta
      Trained by the Russians

    • @Joe.484
      @Joe.484 4 роки тому +4

      @@sidharthcs2110 trained by humans. how about that?

    • @fatitankeris6327
      @fatitankeris6327 4 роки тому +1

      @@sidharthcs2110 Of cause not only by russians, ESA's and NASA's Astronauts get to ISS by Soyuz too. Russia goes down in there though, corruption probably. And SpaceX have already launched to ISS, so I guess, unfortunately as I think, Russia won't do good in Space for a long time from now...

    • @fazuwanlazim4452
      @fazuwanlazim4452 4 роки тому +1

      not so true.. how about teamwork?

  • @Demons972
    @Demons972 9 років тому +730

    This is going to help me a lot to Improve my Rendezvous and Docking skills on KSP xD

    • @DanyJeey
      @DanyJeey 9 років тому +4

      ahahahaahahah me tooooo !!! :')

    • @SyriusMystic
      @SyriusMystic 9 років тому +6

      It's better then different game guids about docking)

    • @NeonsStyleHD
      @NeonsStyleHD 9 років тому +6

      Innocence Pereira If you want to know much more you should check out a guy called David Courtney, his Channel has masses of really good knowledge on using Orbital Mechanics. He uses a game called Orbiter, which is more realistic, however everything in Orbiter related exactly to KSP.

    • @ottovmkoskela
      @ottovmkoskela 9 років тому +8

      Innocence Pereira If successfully docking on KSP feels good. This is gonna feel sooooo goood xD

    • @gauravghosh3421
      @gauravghosh3421 8 років тому

      +vr33m In ksp is rendvous first I go in a elliptical orbit after launch when station in close to the space craft then I get a intersect of 17km.

  • @kingdombarbershop1900
    @kingdombarbershop1900 7 років тому +54

    my best moment here is when the teams from both sides meet and greet , 250 km away in space , our natural humanity instinct , wish we could display similar attributes here on earth

    • @queencleo1151
      @queencleo1151 4 роки тому +4

      420km away from the earth!

    • @magnet4214
      @magnet4214 Рік тому

      Wish we didn't fight and only develop....

  • @3dgar7eandro
    @3dgar7eandro 4 роки тому +19

    This is amazing!!! I wish humanity walked together towards a brighter future in all aspects

  • @petrov8086
    @petrov8086 5 років тому +13

    This is the proof of what can be done together on Earth and off the Earth, in Space.
    With friendliness and cohort brain storm! Thumbs Up!

  • @brucetrappleton6984
    @brucetrappleton6984 6 років тому +10

    one of the things about all these astronauts, male and female, is that most of them look like very humble people but at the same time pretty charismatic.

  • @josephegleston8834
    @josephegleston8834 8 років тому +178

    This helped me in KSP a lot more than any other video I've EVER seen.

    • @butterbrot3929
      @butterbrot3929 8 років тому

      Haha dude :D

    • @BeezerWashingbeard
      @BeezerWashingbeard 8 років тому +3

      Yeah! The way they illustrate the transfer maneuver and rendezvous really helps you understand it.

    • @N941254
      @N941254 7 років тому

      I first tried it in KSP just using wiki and then I watched this video. But this is a very good example of how it happens in reality:)

    • @PirateReviewer
      @PirateReviewer 6 років тому +1

      Stop playing that fake game. The Earth is Flat.

    • @M12Howitzer
      @M12Howitzer 5 років тому +2

      try Scott Manley

  • @chaeferl
    @chaeferl 8 років тому +82

    Watching this entire Video made me very emotional. Especially the warm welcome of the crew members on the ISS. I would love to do this one day :)

  • @ta666ak666
    @ta666ak666 5 років тому +63

    Re-docking the ship surely must start with this announcement: "The owner of a white-gray Soyuz, plate number SPACE C0W80Y, please move the vehicle to another port."

  • @EuropeanSpaceAgency
    @EuropeanSpaceAgency  9 років тому +210

    Here it is! The long awaited Part 2 in our 'Journey to the International Space Station' series. This video follows the Soyuz capsule from Earth orbit to docking with the ISS. Featuring interviews with ESA astronauts, it also includes unique footage taken from inside the Soyuz spacecraft.
    ua-cam.com/video/M2_NeFbFcSw/v-deo.html
    #Soyuz #ISS

  • @weeelev7884
    @weeelev7884 4 роки тому +8

    An exceptional achievement. And coming back seems more frightening to me than leaving. Congratulations to the engineers and cosmonauts.

  • @sleepingbackbone7581
    @sleepingbackbone7581 7 років тому +129

    Dislikes are from those who are jealous of those astronauts. Don't hate, educate.

    • @atoum24
      @atoum24 4 роки тому +2

      Dislikes are from Aliens because they don't want as to go in space.

  • @filipinordabest
    @filipinordabest 8 років тому +426

    Viewer list:
    40% KSP players
    20% FE
    40% other

  • @asadulhuq
    @asadulhuq 6 років тому +491

    ESA videos are better than Nasa videos to understand things.

    • @anamarte9859
      @anamarte9859 4 роки тому +10

      Movie Fan as an American I can confirm we don’t say that stuff, we say stuff like yeee

    • @jamessaad3680
      @jamessaad3680 4 роки тому

      Does

    • @Bhooshan2011
      @Bhooshan2011 4 роки тому +1

      but what about spaceX

    • @janisnoland6896
      @janisnoland6896 4 роки тому

      @@anamarte9859 ,c

    • @blanco7726
      @blanco7726 4 роки тому +4

      Bhooshan2011 space x is private company, they make more publicity than information

  • @johanneszwilling
    @johanneszwilling 6 років тому +57

    😎 That's how stuff should be explained! 😜 Thank you for keeping in the technicalities 😘 😘 😘

  • @OMGFishoo
    @OMGFishoo 8 років тому +160

    Okay after watching this I have a much better understanding on how to dock. Unfortunately for Jebediah Kerman I pressed the wrong button and staged the thrusters after getting in orbit. Which means he is now a new space station.

    • @matebalog3924
      @matebalog3924 6 років тому

      Jeah, you shouldn't afraid of flying by a plane, because you never stay up, but in space... Diffrent story.

    • @Imammk
      @Imammk 5 років тому +1

      🤣

    • @rogerfederer1622
      @rogerfederer1622 4 роки тому

      LMAO

  • @phobos7076
    @phobos7076 9 років тому +57

    8:08 OMG SPACE GIRAFFE!!!

  • @OzgurNevres
    @OzgurNevres 6 років тому +14

    The moment they hugged to each other...

  • @DeHeld8
    @DeHeld8 9 років тому +41

    It's quite odd to think that I din't know about the whole Hohmann transfer principle and phasing oribits until... I played a video game! It strikes me how similar the manouvers are in real life. All hail to Kerbal Space Program! And ofcourse to ESA, NASA and Roscosmos for the exploration of outer space.

    • @NoName-de1fn
      @NoName-de1fn 4 роки тому

      Games draw inspiration from reality.

  • @abukhalid7447
    @abukhalid7447 4 роки тому +7

    The calculations done here are the epitome of maths and physics.

  • @MrNardo88
    @MrNardo88 9 років тому +30

    Wonderful!!! Amazing detailed documentary!!! You are always done step farther!!! Please, post soon another one !!!

  • @ggoyal2
    @ggoyal2 7 років тому +15

    8:20 gives my claustrophobia by just watching

  • @prince-solomon
    @prince-solomon 3 роки тому +1

    Man they look so incredibly happy when they finally meet everyone in space and enter ISS. Just some strangers all alone out there in space hugging each other like family. Mankind can be so beautiful.

  • @Dss-bm3rz
    @Dss-bm3rz 4 роки тому +1

    This represents the best side of humanity in my opinion. Many rival nations working together as friends to learn about our universe and help prepare us for our inevitable journey to mars and beyond. Great video, I have a much greater appreciation for astronauts and the insane engineering that must have taken place just to make this all work. It's so incredibly complicated. Truly astonishing

  • @sergeontheloose
    @sergeontheloose 6 років тому +21

    KURS - a good name for an additional robot in Interstellar with TARS and CASE.

  • @Saruman1000
    @Saruman1000 4 роки тому +4

    This video was top shelf. Thank you for making this content for us!

  • @jaganxbox
    @jaganxbox 9 років тому +2

    Absolutely awesome. The precision required in the manoeuvres is mind boggling. Thanks guys.

  • @SotaProject
    @SotaProject 9 років тому +34

    Russian Mission Control Centre is based in Korolev city, near Moscow, but not in Moscow.

    • @nottoday3817
      @nottoday3817 3 роки тому +1

      But Moskow region. Soo, maybe correct?

  • @glennirish
    @glennirish 8 років тому +9

    “No matter where you go, there you are.”
    ― Lawrence M. Krauss, :-)

  • @rafaeld0
    @rafaeld0 8 років тому +24

    Amazing series! I've learned so much!
    Thanks!!

  • @christianled5972
    @christianled5972 7 років тому +1

    I love how happy the astronauts look doing their jobs. Even the seemingly boring parts. They're living my childhood dream. I hope one day space travel will be more accessible.

  • @MrKafrovich
    @MrKafrovich 4 роки тому +1

    The smiles at the the entrance are great!!

  • @muddyham1380
    @muddyham1380 9 років тому +6

    Thank you for these amazing videos! I never knew really anything about these procedures until these videos. One of my favorite!

  • @asaamv
    @asaamv 9 років тому +3

    what a joyful momment , astraunats from big countries and with peace . smiling and love

  • @mdgarciab
    @mdgarciab 4 роки тому

    I am absolutely amazed that anybody could ever successfully perform a manual docking. Whichever person who could do that needs a huge pay raise these videos are the best videos on UA-cam thank you very much for posting. I learn so much just from watching

  • @wayangemuhkertaraharja798
    @wayangemuhkertaraharja798 2 роки тому +1

    I feel I am nothing compared to these superhuman, on board, on the land, at that moment as well those who had worked hard for these achievement since the very beginning, including the scientists behind this. Bravo.

  • @tunechedward4960
    @tunechedward4960 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you ISS crew for representing my dream to fly high over and over

  • @Nackenzwei
    @Nackenzwei 9 років тому +41

    Very informative and nice video! Keep it on, ESA! Too bad current politics again seem to interfere in this beautiful field of manned space missions!

  • @abazarhabibinia4005
    @abazarhabibinia4005 4 роки тому

    An amazing video that you can watch it many times without getting tired or bored and the ending is priceless, true joy and accomplishment.

  • @usteupidu1950
    @usteupidu1950 3 роки тому +1

    Engineering behind the scene is amazing.

  • @CelticSaint
    @CelticSaint 9 років тому +26

    I'd never get any work done on the ISS. I'd be constantly looking out of the window!

    • @MultiHunterOne
      @MultiHunterOne 8 років тому +8

      +Celtic Saint I would be floating all the time and messing around....ESA hire me!

    • @calmerharsanyi7390
      @calmerharsanyi7390 8 років тому +5

      And i would be pushing all the buttons on all the computers !

    • @CelticSaint
      @CelticSaint 8 років тому +2

      Calmer Harsanyi
      Both you guys and I would do as much work as the astronauts in the movie 'Dark Star'!!

    • @Schweden99
      @Schweden99 5 років тому +1

      @Celtic Whisper me too .... ;-)

    • @tunechedward4960
      @tunechedward4960 4 роки тому

      @@calmerharsanyi7390 😂😂😂😂

  • @mikigm89
    @mikigm89 9 років тому +9

    Great video! You should make more videos from within the Soyuz spacecraft while it is en-route to the station, and it would be amazing to put one GoPro camera to record reentry through Soyuz window, I bet that would be a sight!

  • @joethomasjr7291
    @joethomasjr7291 4 роки тому +1

    It's so beautiful how each Country works together and are happy to see each other!!!
    SpaceX 2020

  • @koteswar009
    @koteswar009 4 роки тому +2

    5:45 Hohmann transfer- also used by India's ISRO to go to Mars successfully first time in history. Mangalyaan caught up with Mars in Sep 2014 just like Soyuz caught up with ISS. International contribution to science progresses humanity.

  • @verticalsmurf
    @verticalsmurf 8 років тому +90

    'knock knock knock Soyuz, knock knock knock Soyuz, knock knock knock Soyuz'... 'what do you want Sheldon?'

    • @MrNemesisNuke
      @MrNemesisNuke 7 років тому +2

      verticalsmurf You just made my day 😂😂

  • @aaaaaaaaaa97
    @aaaaaaaaaa97 9 років тому +3

    Just amazing the processes going into space travel and exploration. Insane thinking about all the procedures that had to be followed going to the moon.

    • @MultiHunterOne
      @MultiHunterOne 8 років тому +1

      +Jamiesyme999 And someone had to calculate everything of that for a good start, when we knew very little about spaceflights, someone had to go ahead and invent those transfer manouvers, ascent to orbit....very impressive.

  • @valeriaronsivalle3055
    @valeriaronsivalle3055 9 років тому +1

    Meraviglioso ! Ci avete mostrato in un modo affascinante, il magico viaggio di questi grandi uomini e donne verso il Futuro, cioè lo Spazio. E alla fine mi sono commossa... ho guardato il video 3 volte, e mi sono commossa tutte e tre le volte! :D
    Grazie di cuore per aver fatto partecipi, noi persone comuni, di questo grande sogno.

  • @fernandoreig5101
    @fernandoreig5101 9 років тому

    How well done! I understand all the process much better and feel like seeing future launches much better informed.

  • @caddozzeddu
    @caddozzeddu 9 років тому +6

    Bellissimo. Grazie!

  • @bladerj
    @bladerj 5 років тому +28

    seeing the astronauts from different nationalities smiling and hugging in the end makes you wonder what we could acomplished toguether as one planet without silly notions of borders

    • @PortsladeBySea
      @PortsladeBySea 4 роки тому +1

      Totally agree. We must work more closely on Earth to protect the planet on which we together depend 🌍

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r 8 років тому +1

    Incredible footage, thank you!

  • @cacascacacacacascas
    @cacascacacacacascas 3 роки тому +1

    You know..this explanation is fantastic

  • @pinkie24
    @pinkie24 7 років тому +25

    i would feel so claustrophobic in that soyuz which is ironic bc you're in space!!!!!!!!

  • @kirkjamestkirk
    @kirkjamestkirk 9 років тому +4

    Excellent video ESA !!!

  • @jboquiren1
    @jboquiren1 9 років тому +1

    This video series is awesome sauce! Thanks for sharing!

  • @caneslong8033
    @caneslong8033 Рік тому

    This is a great video! It’s actually nice for someone to teach me something in a way that I know. Recommend this channel

  • @artyparis
    @artyparis 9 років тому +24

    I play KSP and happy to see it sounds like real space concepts.
    Taste Kerbal, it's good^^

  • @maartenw4827
    @maartenw4827 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome to see this kind of stuff! I’m studying physics and this reminds me why :)

  • @TranOfficial
    @TranOfficial 6 років тому

    Such a phenomenal 3 part series!

  • @masterTigress96
    @masterTigress96 7 місяців тому

    For anyone wondering, the song that start playing at @1:22 in the video is called "Towers of Glass" by Matt Hill. It was also featured in the American/Nickelodeon teenage drama serie "House of Anubis". Many, many thanks to the ESA employees who responded to my e-mail to help me find this track! You guys are amazing!

  • @svarogeuropeidentity4355
    @svarogeuropeidentity4355 9 років тому +145

    In the space all work together, there is no racism,hatred against other like on the Earth.In Space are Russians and Americans Brothers!!

    • @CarlosLopez58
      @CarlosLopez58 6 років тому +11

      It happens all over the scientific world.

    • @duracotton
      @duracotton 6 років тому +20

      That's why we need to shoot every human into space. So let them see how small everything from there is and how shallow our problems down here really are.

    • @CarlosLopez58
      @CarlosLopez58 6 років тому +1

      +nunchaku101 Do you know who else was sure that all evil came from Freemasonry? Fascist dictators like Franco or Pinochet.

    • @ZeroSpawn
      @ZeroSpawn 5 років тому +3

      Space Force will launch the first gun into space and revert all of this!

    • @sebast0409
      @sebast0409 4 роки тому +3

      @@ZeroSpawn There have been many guns in space...

  • @ferriusnillan5323
    @ferriusnillan5323 6 років тому +5

    Suddenly, after KSP was created, its basicaly became a guide now

  • @rhanggaputra2741
    @rhanggaputra2741 5 років тому

    that was some emotional meeting indeed

  • @saraswatiabdulkodirjaelani3668
    @saraswatiabdulkodirjaelani3668 2 роки тому

    This vidios answering my questions about docking very well,thenk you somuch,i love n enjoyed watching you guys

  • @gillianorley
    @gillianorley 9 років тому +11

    Dad: "Junior! Did you wreck my car?"
    Son: "No, Pop. It's just a structural deformation."

  • @wookiedog
    @wookiedog 6 років тому +5

    Hey Look!! The Earth is round! Who would have thunk it.

  • @nasamscadane5302
    @nasamscadane5302 4 роки тому

    THIS IS FANTASTIC PRESENTATION

  • @marvinkitfox3386
    @marvinkitfox3386 6 років тому

    five hours from launch to rendezvous and docking is AMAZING!

  • @RyuHayabusa09
    @RyuHayabusa09 9 років тому +5

    Docking Spacecraft to the ISS. been wondering for sometimes how did they do it.. with Hohmann Transfer and Bielliptic Transfer. this is the answer!

  • @bez9229
    @bez9229 8 років тому +117

    You guys should buy Kerbal Space Program......

    • @SawdEndymon
      @SawdEndymon 8 років тому +8

      And ESA And SpaceX

    • @butterbrot3929
      @butterbrot3929 8 років тому +4

      so many KSP players in the comments :D

    • @SawdEndymon
      @SawdEndymon 8 років тому +4

      ButterBrot AND SO MANY FLAT EARTHERS XD

    • @grgdrp2553
      @grgdrp2553 7 років тому +2

      Jebediah going to the ISS with Valentina.

    • @bez9229
      @bez9229 7 років тому

      Grégoire Drapeau wow you are late

  • @DaleHenning
    @DaleHenning 9 років тому +2

    I liked your explanation of the orbital mechanics needed to get the Soyuz to the ISS.

  • @salomebachelet368
    @salomebachelet368 5 років тому

    so beautiful feeling that i can see the first space station and how we did it thousands years ago....

    • @eeevoo
      @eeevoo 5 років тому +1

      it wasn't the first space station and we didn't flew to space thousand years ago

  • @ambulanceroid
    @ambulanceroid 8 років тому +6

    "That's no star." - Cosmonaut, probably

  • @wsxcde21
    @wsxcde21 8 років тому +6

    how about some docking live video? that would be something to see.

    • @erzsebetnilsson580
      @erzsebetnilsson580 5 років тому

      NO it may would pressure for the astronaut and this is a serious work where in my opinion their files and works should be considered as first... some of them took off several times but for some of them this is first time. what they do is more valuable and respectable than our time and wishing form the maybe safer place....

    • @asasnat342
      @asasnat342 4 роки тому

      Erzsebet Deer ????????😕😕😕😕😕

  • @ozzyfromspace
    @ozzyfromspace 4 роки тому +2

    This was a fantastic discussion! I’m very impressed 😊. Oh, and the moment that the cosmonauts make it to the ISS? Oh, la plus magnifique chose qui soit! Greetings from the US :)

  • @adurgh
    @adurgh 4 роки тому +1

    Impressive is an understatement!!!

  • @RTony999
    @RTony999 9 років тому +13

    настолько непростое дело, оказывается!!

    • @Activan1
      @Activan1 9 років тому +1

      Если кривыми руками да еще на ВАЗе, то да очень непростое. )

    • @Animaterial
      @Animaterial 8 років тому +8

      +Василий Васильев Млять. Даже в таком позитивном и мотивирующем видео находятся брюзжащие личности, которые без обсерания чего-либо себя не комфортно чувствуют.

    • @npcnoticer
      @npcnoticer 3 роки тому

      hello comrades, space is great together, :) USA Russia #1

  • @skyhawk551
    @skyhawk551 9 років тому +17

    play KSP to truly understand orbital mechanics

  • @mas09kho
    @mas09kho 8 років тому

    Thank you. It was a great video! I have got a lot of useful information.

  • @EttaEGBEJOSEPH
    @EttaEGBEJOSEPH 3 роки тому

    Docking is powerful and amazing.

  • @agni2003
    @agni2003 9 років тому +4

    My goodness, imagine 2 days in that small spaceship, sounds impossible!

    • @__Paprika
      @__Paprika 9 років тому +1

      USSR even planned to send men around the Moon inside of it ! better not to be claustrophobic !
      it was a different model though, not a TMA. (it pobably had even living space than the TMA actually haha)

    • @genericfakename8197
      @genericfakename8197 6 років тому +2

      The orbital module isn't that bad, it has a kitchen and a washroom. The Soyuz was designed to carry two men to the moon. The orbital module is very rarely shown in really any video because people only go in there when there's not anything important going on.

  • @deus_ex_machina_
    @deus_ex_machina_ 7 років тому +6

    420km above sea level? They must be blazing!

  • @tigerchillyable
    @tigerchillyable 4 роки тому

    This is the video I was looking for

  • @queencleo1151
    @queencleo1151 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for such an intriguing and fascinating description of this procedure! It's absolutely thrilling and it must be exhilarating for all involved. The amount of details be calculated and taken into consideration is mind-blowing! God bless you all...

  • @Sizzlik
    @Sizzlik 9 років тому +5

    Im off to play some KSP

  • @gillianorley
    @gillianorley 9 років тому +4

    Notice that they communicate directly with ground stations.
    This is one way in which the "out of contact" scenario in the film, "Gravity," was total B.S.
    No communications satellites are needed. That, plus debris that would hit the ISS in low orbit at around 250 miles would not also hit communications satellites in geostationary orbit at about 25,000 miles.

    • @kucko2
      @kucko2 9 років тому +1

      It was a science fiction film not a documentary. It's not necessary to scrutinize Gravity and the mistakes it makes. It was a fantastic film that brought interest of space exploration to the public.

    • @strikeout1991
      @strikeout1991 9 років тому +1

      Yeah, everybody knows about the scientific inaccuracys of that movie and what not.
      Still a good movie, at least they tried to make it realistic to some extend.

    • @gillianorley
      @gillianorley 9 років тому +2

      I'm not so sure most people are aware of this innaccuracy.
      More importantly, this is not just some minor nit-pick.
      The notion that she was out of communication and totally alone, left to figure everything out on her own, is the central theme of the film. The whole thing was about how she was, both literally and metaphorically, alone and cut off from human contact. Take that away, and the film is totally different.
      So the fact that, in reality, she would be able to talk directly to ground stations and that communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit would have been unaffected by the debris in low orbit is not a minor point.

    • @gillianorley
      @gillianorley 9 років тому +1

      On another point, I'm not so sure this raised interest in space travel.
      It would seem to have the opposite effect. Seeing this movie would make me scared shitless of going into space. Basically, in the film, space is a death trap in which flying debris punches a hole though your face.
      It's like saying Jaws raised interest in swimming. :)

    • @elazouzialexis8339
      @elazouzialexis8339 4 роки тому

      ​@@gillianorley I agree, mistakes in movies are a thing. People are full of misconception about space and space travel (thanks Hollywood haha)

  • @zaimahbegum-diamond1660
    @zaimahbegum-diamond1660 4 роки тому

    That beautiful smile made me tear up🤗🤗

  • @brendendas
    @brendendas 9 років тому +1

    Very complex, thank you ESA for this video.

    • @brendendas
      @brendendas 9 років тому +1

      The explanations were spot on so there were no confusions. Really well done video. Especially the different kinds of burns.

  • @simonkehoe2676
    @simonkehoe2676 7 років тому +6

    The Astronaut says that at 180km away the Soyuz locks on to ISS. He also says that they cannot see it from that distance. How can people say that they see it from 400 km away through a cloudy atmosphere?

    • @EuropeanSpaceAgency
      @EuropeanSpaceAgency  7 років тому +21

      You can see the ISS from down here on Earth (assuming that is what you mean by 400 km away) only when sunlight is reflected on it - usually that will be a dawn or dusk when the Sun is at a low angle so that the sky is dark enough for the ISS to shine brightly.

    • @simonkehoe2676
      @simonkehoe2676 7 років тому +1

      +European Space Agency, ESA Thank you for replying. So can you tell me how long the ISS is visible? Assuming it orbits every 90 mins and only visible at certain angles towards the sun. Also does it orbit anti clockwise like the earth? I would like to know does it have the figure 8 path as it experiences the slingshot effect of gravity.

    • @paulzuk1468
      @paulzuk1468 7 років тому +4

      Each visible pass is a couple minutes long, generally, depending on where you are.

    • @AnhTrieu90
      @AnhTrieu90 7 років тому +8

      There are tools online that will let you track the ISS and other satellites. Just google them and you can observe for yourself.A satellite will appear as bright orange spot zipping through the sky. It's quite fascinating, really!

    • @Sammy197
      @Sammy197 7 років тому

      Each sighting is about 4-6 minutes long assuming there are no visual obstacles near the horizon. Also, it orbits in the direction of the Earth's spin (but faster). However its orbit is not completely aligned with the Earth's spin. (So it doesn't always stay in the equator presumably so that countries further away from the equator can launch to the ISS more easily)

  • @SuperBobos12345
    @SuperBobos12345 8 років тому +12

    I would be punching something if we went into two day mode ..total bummer ..

  • @alfredlopez8472
    @alfredlopez8472 Рік тому

    Bless the bravery of all.
    WOW!

  • @ancylostomiasis
    @ancylostomiasis 7 років тому

    Man, this is like, the greatest video on U2