Flying to the Earth the crew of “Soyuz TMA-17M” has experienced the maximum overload – RIA Novosti

Korolev (Moscow reg.), December 11 – RIA Novosti. spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-17M” is divided into sections, flying to Earth the crew experienced the maximum overload 4g, told RIA Novosti, the representative of the Center Mission Control (MCC).

«spacecraft was divided into compartments. Household instrumentation and propulsion compartment shall be burned up in the dense layers of the atmosphere, and the lander with the crew continued the flight to Earth. Maximum overload 4g crew had already experienced, “- the source said.

The landing descent capsule with a crew of Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos), Chella Lindgren (NASA) and Kimia Yui (JAXA) is expected in 16.12 MSK in 121 kilometers northeast of the city of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

Army transport aircraft and the Central Military District (CVO) has relocated to Kazakhstan to meet the crew of the manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-17M.” The search and rescue support landing “Union” involves about 200 troops, 14 helicopters Mi-8 with the special equipment on board, four AN-12 and AN-26 and 15 units of vehicles, including four search and recovery vehicle terrain.