Due to difficulties getting reseated and manually initiating a retrofire burn, the cosmonauts' return was delayed by 46 seconds. |
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We almost completed the scenario, but sadly ran out of time trying to figure out our retrofire sequence. |
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She did not report a successful solar orientation, nor did she report the progress of the retrofire procedure, nor even the jettisoning of her spacecraft's instrument section. |
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The error is believed to have been caused by a combination of an incorrect time of retrofire and by incorrect attitude of the spacecraft during retrofire. |
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Apparently, the solid-on period for slaving just prior to retrofire brought the gyros back up to orbit attitude, because they corrected very nicely during that period. |
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Belyayev had to stretch across both seats to look through the spacecraft's porthole to visually orient the spacecraft before the retrofire burn then scramble back into his seat for re-entry. |
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The warning signal was erroneous, but the new re-entry mode required Sam to override the automatic sequencers and perform critical milestone events manually between retrofire and atmospheric entry. |
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With temperatures and carbon dioxide levels in the cabin rising, Cooper prepared a revised retrofire checklist with the help of John Glenn over radio communication. |
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Lyakhov ordered the computer to make another retrofire attempt, which was unsuccessful. |
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The spaceship needs to turn around so its retrofire rockets slow it down and put it in a lower orbit. |
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