Valentina Tereshkova
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Came across this about Valentina Tereshkova which I thought was very interesting. Apologies if it's been discussed already.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22779443
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22779443
crib from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6
wiki said:
It was revealed in 2004 that an error in the control program made the spaceship ascend from orbit instead of descending. Tereshkova noticed the fault on the first day of the flight and reported it to Sergey Korolev. The mistake was promptly repaired. Tereshkova entered the data that she got from the Earth into the descent program and landed safely
They parachuted from the spaceship?wiki said:
After parachuting from the capsule, Tereshkova barely missed a lake because of violent wind. After landing, the wind took her parachute, and Tereshkova received a large bruise on her nose before she managed to free herself from it.
All Vostok crewmen (and the one crew woman) ejected from the capsule before the capsule hit the ground. The Vostok was not fitted with the solid fueled retro rockets that were installed in later Russian spacecraft such as the Voshkod and Soyuz. Because of this it was decided that it would be safer for the crewman to eject rather than stay on board.
Initially, the Soviets lied that Gagarin had not ejected. They did this so as not to jeopardise their claim for various world records associated with the first manned spaceflight. The aviation world record body (the FAI) stated that a pilot had to stay with his craft in order for a record to be valid. If they admitted Gagarin had ejected then his records would not have stood.
They later admitted that all Vostok cosmonauts ejected before landing.
Initially, the Soviets lied that Gagarin had not ejected. They did this so as not to jeopardise their claim for various world records associated with the first manned spaceflight. The aviation world record body (the FAI) stated that a pilot had to stay with his craft in order for a record to be valid. If they admitted Gagarin had ejected then his records would not have stood.
They later admitted that all Vostok cosmonauts ejected before landing.
Eric Mc said:
All Vostok crewmen (and the one crew woman) ejected from the capsule before the capsule hit the ground. The Vostok was not fitted with the solid fueled retro rockets that were installed in later Russian spacecraft such as the Voshkod and Soyuz. Because of this it was decided that it would be safer for the crewman to eject rather than stay on board.
Initially, the Soviets lied that Gagarin had not ejected. They did this so as not to jeopardise their claim for various world records associated with the first manned spaceflight. The aviation world record body (the FAI) stated that a pilot had to stay with his craft in order for a record to be valid. If they admitted Gagarin had ejected then his records would not have stood.
They later admitted that all Vostok cosmonauts ejected before landing.
Why didnt they just allow the sapce pilot to return to earth by what ever means? Who was in charge of the FAI?Initially, the Soviets lied that Gagarin had not ejected. They did this so as not to jeopardise their claim for various world records associated with the first manned spaceflight. The aviation world record body (the FAI) stated that a pilot had to stay with his craft in order for a record to be valid. If they admitted Gagarin had ejected then his records would not have stood.
They later admitted that all Vostok cosmonauts ejected before landing.
The other way of looking at it, is what do you call a craft?
Most of the space rocket was jettisoned on the way up
If the craft is the space suit (& parachute) everything else is expendable
I think that was taken from this Radio 4 30 minute Documentary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b026x9mr/Maid...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b026x9mr/Maid...
saaby93 said:
hy didnt they just allow the sapce pilot to return to earth by what ever means? Who was in charge of the FAI?
The other way of looking at it, is what do you call a craft?
Most of the space rocket was jettisoned on the way up
If the craft is the space suit (& parachute) everything else is expendable
The rules had been set before WW1 for aviation records. In 1961, there had been no specific rules set for manned spaceflight as such so it was assumed by the Soviets that the aviation rules would apply. Or at least, the Russians didn't want to take any chances in falling foul of what they THOUGHT the FAI would say - so they played safe and lied.The other way of looking at it, is what do you call a craft?
Most of the space rocket was jettisoned on the way up
If the craft is the space suit (& parachute) everything else is expendable
It was a basic presumption that, with manned flight of any sort, for a record to be valid, the man stayed in the craft from takeoff to touchdown.
The FAI (Federation Aeronautique Inrenationale) was set up in 1905 to oversee aviation record breaking. It has carried out that task ever since.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_...
saaby93 said:
hy didnt they just allow the sapce pilot to return to earth by what ever means? Who was in charge of the FAI?
The other way of looking at it, is what do you call a craft?
Most of the space rocket was jettisoned on the way up
If the craft is the space suit (& parachute) everything else is expendable
Because usually if you land by parachute it means something went slightly wrong somewhere.The other way of looking at it, is what do you call a craft?
Most of the space rocket was jettisoned on the way up
If the craft is the space suit (& parachute) everything else is expendable
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