[FPSPACE] 40th anniv of Soyuz-5 near-disaster

[Charles, John B. (JSC-SA2)]

I wonder if the break-away connectors between the reentry module and the instrument unit were in place at the time of Soyuz 5, or if they were specifically developed as a result of Soyuz 5.  I am refering to the revelation, after the two consecutive recent Soyuz ballistic re-entries, that the connectors are designed to burn away even if their explosive bolts do not fire, and thus allow the reentry module to orient correctly for reentry.
John Charles
Houston, Texas

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Coming up on the 40th anniversary of Volynov's near-death experience
on Soyuz-5 entry. The following link is the TV program that he showed us
at Star City in October 2005. I'd sure like to get an English translation of
the transcript. When he narrated it for us, he pointed out areas where
the re-enactment was not accurate.



http://rutube.ru/tracks/427948.html?v=4c7b983e31fbcf8660d52f8c494b2357

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