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Soyuz Ballistic Re-entry 300 Miles Off Course

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-know-you-need-the-soviet-russia-joke dept.

call-me-kenneth writes "Soyuz TMA-11, carrying a crew of three returning from the ISS, unexpectedly followed a high-G ballistic re-entry trajectory and ended up landing 300 miles off-course. The crew, including Commander Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, are reportedly in good health. Soyuz capsules have previously saved the lives of the crew even after severe malfunctions that might have led to the loss of a less robust vehicle."

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  1. In Soviet Russia by GroeFaZ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Soyuz misses YOU!

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    The grass is always greener on the other side of the light cone.