“Soyuz” undocked from the ISS – Interfax

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Moscow. March 12. INTERFAX.RU – manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-14M” with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaevym and Elena Serova and American astronaut Barry Wilmore successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and went to the free swimming to then return to Earth.

“command on the undocking of spacecraft” Soyuz TMA-14M “issued from the ISS on March 12 at 01:44 GMT. The ship made a maneuver of withdrawal from the station, clearly following sequence diagram of flight,” – said the representative of the MCC.

Before undocking Samokutyaev, Serov and Wilmore said goodbye to colleagues who were still working at the station, and went on board a manned spacecraft, closing the hatches. It was 22:45 Moscow time on March 11.

After undocking “Soyuz TMA-14M” on the Russian segment of the ISS and to stay on board following a long expedition, work will continue on-orbit crew of Russians Anton Shkaplerova and Italian and American Samantha Cristoforetti Terry Vёrtsa.

According to the ballistic service MCC, after separating from the ISS ship a few hours will be in free flight. At 4:16 propulsion system “Union” will give a five-minute deorbit burn to ship descent from orbit. Then the ship is divided into sections: from lander will separate household and instrumentation equipment compartment. Then (4:45 GMT) capsule with the astronauts enter the Earth’s atmosphere. At this point, will the temporary loss of communication with the crew. At 04:53 Moscow time, when the lander stalled over it first revealed exhaust, and then the main parachute, which will provide a soft landing. Planting lander spacecraft “Soyuz” is expected at 05:08 Moscow time in 149 km south-east of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

“Soyuz TMA-14M” was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 26 September 2014 00:25 and 6:15 the same day docked to the ISS.

Flight engineer Elena Serov – the second in the history of modern Russia after Elena Kondakova female astronaut, and the fourth with the flight to the USSR. Serov in a group of astronauts of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, headed by Sergei Krikalev raised the flag at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014.