Return from Space to Earth

Abstract

The Soviet spacecraft reentry procedure as shown was developed in 1960 and no significant change has been made since. However, in the second and third generation of spaceships (Voskhod, Soyuz) the astronaut ejection seat has been omitted. To reduce the impact at landing, small retrorockets are used which complement the main parachute and reduce the velocity of fall from 10 m/sec to only a few cm/sec at the moment of contact.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 1968
Accession Number
AD0847099

Entities

People

  • Istvan Lorincz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Drag
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmosphere Entry
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Drogue Parachutes
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Flight
  • Foreign Technology
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Parachutes
  • Seats
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris