What experience for the astronauts return to Earth – BBC Russian

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Image caption cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko, Sergey Volkov and Scott Kelly (left to right) after landing

Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergei Volkov and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly in the morning returned to Earth from the International space station on March 2 (ISS). In flight they beat several records. BBC Russian Service asked the veterans of cosmonautics is now likely to experience their colleagues

Kornienko and Kelly stayed in orbit 340 days -. It is the longest period of continuous stay on the ISS. Kelly also broke the record for NASA’s “total on the fly” – 552 days. Volkov spent 182 days on the ISS.

According to “Roskosmos”, immediately after landing the crew was sent to the medical tent for testing. These tests are necessary to “mining tasks to comply with the landing conditions on another planet”.

With the planned manned mission to Mars is connected, and an experiment in self-exit astronauts from the descent capsule after landing, although this time he did not succeed – crew helped out

With a view to Mars astronauts conducted and more than usual time in the open space.. Kornienko and returned to Earth in September 2015, Gennady Padalka were outside the station 5 hours and 34 minutes, Wolves and continue the flight Yuri Malenchenko – 4 hours 43 minutes

Although the records of the current mission, the longest in the history remains. flight Russian Valery Polyakov. in 1994-95 he spent at the station “Mir” 437 days

Sick, breaks, circling

Some astronauts call time “second birth” return to Earth: after landing they need time to get used to walking on a hard surface and recover physically. One needed for this clock, the other – a day.

“The most difficult thing when planting – it is not even the time of contact with the ground, and re-entry into the atmosphere when the astronaut is experiencing an overload of braking, ie, negative acceleration – says Sergei Krikalev, who spent 803 days in orbit in 1980-2000-ies -. After the return of all the astronauts are experiencing heaviness in the body, someone it passes quickly, others delayed pullout “

The first night, even the two feel strange due to the fact that we have to move your hands , the legs … The weightlessness that no

at Alexander Lazutkina who stayed at the “World” 184 days in 1997, a different experience:. “For me uncomfortable the most was meeting with Earth, strike itself. we have the elements of a soft landing did not work, so we are very strong blow. After landing, I had vestibular disorders when shake your head, and you feel sick. Then it passes quickly – day or two, that’s all. To the world you get used quickly “.

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Image caption when planting rastrenirovan body suffers overload much heavier than at the start of

on his return to Earth of space explorers need to take precautions .

“You can not make any sudden movements, can not tie shoelaces, because you will fall immediately – continues Lazutkin. – In the space of bone calcium comes, they become weak and brittle. We had a case where one member of the crew of a finger broken by simply touching them table “.

Do not drop, and transfer

Recently returning astronauts can eat all . food, but in moderation, say veterans of a glass of champagne is possible, according to Lazutkina and according Krikalev – invalid

“astronaut mission does not end immediately after landing, -. says Sergei Krikalev. – Within a few days he passes medical tests, the results of which are summarized and included in future missions. A glass of champagne can “lubricate” the picture “

Space habits on Earth are quickly forgotten

..” For example, in weightlessness can be subject not to transfer from hand to hand, and throw it – he will go to the destination. The same reaction is maintained in the first days in the world, you have something to ask for – you throw. But after the second time restored earthly habits “- Lazutkin explains

we had a case where one member of the crew of a finger broken by simply touching them table

The special feeling – the first by returning a dream in the earth’s bed

“The first night, even the two feel strange due to the fact that we have to move arms, legs … in weightlessness is not. But still you fall asleep faster than in space “, – says Krikalev

.” Space personally I did not dream – recalls his colleague Lazutkin. . – All the earth, not to be hooked “

At the same time, both the astronaut say: despite the fact that during the flight the astronauts are in a very close circle of his colleagues, on their return, they do not stop to talk – or every other day, either through the years.

Now on the ISS are Russian Yuri Malenchenko, American Tim Kopra and Briton Tim Peak. Return of the crew is tentatively scheduled for June 5, 2016.