In accordance with the Russian Flight Program of the International Space Station, on October 17, 2021, the return of the crew of the transport piloted ship “Yu.A. Gagarin” (Union of MC-18) is planned. Roskosmos’s astronaut Oleg Novitsky and participants of the Space Flight will be returned to Earth – Director Klim Shipenko and Actress Julia Peresilde.
Oleg Novitsky for more than two weeks is preparing for return to Earth. In particular, its daily routine of the day includes four 20-minute training in conditions of imitation of earthly attraction in the Chibis pneumatic resume. It is a hermetic “pants”, in which a negative pressure is created around the lower body. At the final two days before the descent of artificial gravity sessions increase to 55 minutes, the doctors continuously measure the pulse frequency and the arterial pressure of the cosmonaut.
The closure of transitional hatches between the piloted ship “Yu.A. Gagarin” and the multi-purpose laboratory module “Science” of the Russian segment of the International Space Station will be held from 00:45 to 01:05 Moscow time on October 17. According to the refined data center of the TsNIIMASH flights (part of Roscosmos State Corporation), Roskosmos is expected to be expected at 04:14 Moscow time, the inclusion of the vehicle’s motor installation for issuing a braking impulse – at 06:41:46 Moscow time and landing of the descent apparatus in Kazakhstan – at 07 : 35: 42 Msk 148 km southeast from the city of Zhezkazgan.
The military personnel of the Central Military District sent search and evacuation machine-amphibian amphibians “Blue birds” from zhezkazgan and caraal to ensure the landing of the descent apparatus. This is stated in a message common on Saturday the press service of the district.
As part of the ground grouping four “Blue Bird” amphibians, which will deliver to the site of landing a brigade of military doctors and equipment for the safe evacuation of astronauts. As part of the column there is a special crane for evacuation of the descent apparatus. Two cars are already in the spare landing area in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In total, more than 200 personnel are involved in ensuring the landing, 12 Mi-8MTV5-1 helicopters, three An-12 and An-26 aircraft, about 20 units of special equipment, including five search and evacuation amphibious machinery “blue” Bird.