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Soyuz Training

Soyuz Training
The Soyuz sim has been the site of most of our training in the last three months of preparation. Once each individual member of the crew has finished studying the systems of the Soyuz in detail, the crew begins a series of integrated simulation training runs. These involve detailed simulations of procedures in the launch, orbital flight, docking, undocking and re-entry phases of flight. The experts sit at a series of consoles, and dream up emergencies and off-nominal events for the crew during their training. The design of the Soyuz rocket and capsule, mainstay of the Russia manned program, has operated more-or-less unaltered for 40 years. To this day it operates without a modern computer on board. These photographs show some of the Soyuz simulators in Star City.
Soyuz Cockpit Training
Soyuz Cockpit Training
Space Cadet in Training
Space Cadet in Training
Soyuz Sardines
Soyuz Sardines
Seats 3 ... just
Seats 3 ... just
In Training
In Training
Through the doorway ...
Through the doorway ...
Flight Suits
Flight Suits
Cramped Crew
Cramped Crew
Soyuz TM Simulator
Soyuz TM Simulator
Tight Operation
Tight Operation
Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Shuttleworth
Soyuz Cockpit
Soyuz Cockpit
Rapid Decompression
Rapid Decompression
Soyuz Final Examinations
Soyuz Final Examinations
Cockpit Action
Cockpit Action
All Wrapped Up
All Wrapped Up
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Jam Packed
Jam Packed
Docking Sim Control Center
Docking Sim Control Center
Exit Stage Left
Exit Stage Left
Docking Test - Passed
Docking Test - Passed
Packing Tips
Packing Tips
     
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Mark Shuttleworth
Dale Cupido
Karen Sharwood
Lara Keytel
Danie Barry
Freddy Khan
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Ravi Naidoo
Vuyo Dwane
Richard Mills
Nicolette Cronje
Wayne Derman
Peter Ribton
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