Splashdown
Splashdown: India’s astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla have returned to Earth with three other astronauts from the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft carrying the four astronauts landed near the beach in California. Parachutes of the dragon spacecraft were opened after landing in the coastal region in California, followed by a splashadown in the water. Now in such a situation, the question comes to mind that why Shubhanshu Shukla’s spacecraft landed in the water and at night? So let’s give you the answer.
The spacecraft makes it easier
The spacecraft is brought down in water because the water acts like a natural cushion. Space agencies prefer it as the method of removing the vehicle in water is easy and safe. When the spacecraft descends into the water, there is more soft landing than the land. One advantage of landing in the sea is that even if a few kilometers from the landing zone, there is no specific danger, while there is a danger while landing on the ground.
Sunita Williams returned like this
The splashdown technique also eliminates the need for heavy and complex landing gear, which lightens the spacecraft and reduces the possibility of structural damage during re -entry. NASA has successfully used Splashdown since Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. In recent years, astronaut Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore returned to Earth in a splashadown manner.
Why is splashadown at night?
Although the splashdown can happen at any time, but most of it is done at night. Why does this happen Let’s also know this. The temperature and weather conditions are favorable for splashadown at night. The atmosphere is relatively calm at night. Lack of sun rays also reduces atmospheric instability, making the re-entry (re-entry into the Earth) more controlled and safe. Low winds also move on the sea surface, making the splashdown stable and accurate.
Shubhanshu shukla splashdown
Because of this, there is also a splashdown at night
Space missions are controlled according to Earth’s speed and orbit of spacecraft. When the spacecraft comes to the Earth, its right place and time is important. Many times such a time comes at night when he can descend to the exact place on Earth, especially when he is returning from the International Space Station (ISS). At the time of splashadown at night, the team has to be ready at a fixed time and place. Recovery is also possible at night due to state -of -the -art thermal cameras, night vision and location tracking devices. This causes a crowd of common people and unwanted intervention.
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