The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko undocked with the Nauka module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast is on October 17 at website “Roskosmos”.
The undocking command was given at 4:12 Moscow time. Two minutes later, the spacecraft detached from the ISS.
After undocking, the ship will continue to move autonomously.
Earlier that day, the crew members transferred to the Yu.A. Gagarin “(” Soyuz MS-18 “) and closed the hatches before returning to Earth. They also said goodbye to colleagues who will continue to work on the ISS.
The landing of the descent vehicle of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-18 is expected at 07:35 Moscow time, 148 km southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. Medics and equipment for the evacuation of astronauts will be delivered to the landing site of the spacecraft.
Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Petr Dubrov, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hai, Shane Kimbrow and Megan MacArthur, ESA astronaut Toma Peske and Japan Aerospace Research Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide remained on the ISS.
On October 16, to ensure the landing of Soyuz MS-18, search and evacuation amphibious vehicles with high cross-country capability “Blue Birds” were sent. About 200 people, 12 helicopters, three aircraft and about 20 pieces of special equipment were involved in ensuring the landing in the Central Military District.
The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft with a movie crew was launched on October 5. The rendezvous with the ISS took place according to a two-turn scheme.
In orbit, the movie crew filmed a feature film in space. The film, called “Challenge”, will become a joint project of Roscosmos, Channel One and the studio Yellow, Black and White.