Follow the return of Thomas Bisquet
The end of the alpha mission is approaching Thomas Bisket. Thus, on November 6, the European Space Agency (ESA) cosmonaut entrusted Anton Shkaplerov to command the International Space Station, for which he has been in charge since October 4.
Leaving and coming back alive
NASA and SpaceX chose a Crew-2 عودة Return (Thomas Bisquet, Shane Kimbrough, Megan MacArthur and Akihiko Hoshide) which consists of leaving the International Space Station on Sunday 7 November for landing the next day.
It is possible to have another time period from November 8 to arrival on the 9th in case of unfavorable weather for example.
It will all start aperture closing From a Crew Dragon Endeavor capsule. NASA TV will begin live broadcasting of this event Sunday November 7 at 3:45 pm France Metropolitan Time (relay in the window below). The hatch will close at 5.15pm (French).
Then Crew Dragon will leave the International Space Station. This time, NASA TV coverage of the return transmitted below will not be interrupted by Sunday November 7 at 5:45 pm (the father).
The undock She is scheduled to make efforts with the four astronauts on board 18h05 (the father).
L ‘ditching Off the coast of Florida is expected to Monday, November 8 at 1:14 pm (the father).
Because of a problem with the capsule’s toilets, Thomas Pesquet and his colleagues won’t be able to use them during the 19-hour return trip. However, the situation is not unknown in space. The solution is in layers or bags if necessary, like the first manned flights.
The French space agency, CNES, is also giving a live broadcast from November 8 at 12:15 p.m. (below).