NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crew are scheduled to return to Earth Saturday, Sept. 2. NASA TV and website will provide complete coverage.
The complete schedule of return (all times EDT):
2:15 p.m. – farewell and hatch closure (hatch closure at 2:40 p.m.)
5:30 p.m. – undocking (undocking at 5:58 p.m.)
8 p.m. – deorbit burn and landing (deorbit burn at 8:29 p.m. and landing at 9:22 p.m.)
11 p.m. – replay of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities
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Contact photographer Bostjan Henigaman
What: Thomson Airways Boeing 737-800 en route from Cardiff to Las Palmas
Where: en route
When: Jan 25th 2010
Who: 186 passengers and 7 crew
Why: While en route, one of the passengers apparently suffered a panic attack, and attempted to enter the cabin, having to be restrained by crew and passengers.
The passenger was taken into custody on landing.
If this does turn out to be the case of a mental disorder (panic attack), one wonders what new steps will be taken to reduce incidents of this type. It seems as if unruly passengers are on the rise. Is it the reporting of the events that has changed or are passengers themselves changing, devolving into having less self-control? It seems like a trend-but what does it mean?
Or is there a simpler answer? Is it that earlier generations of fliers respected planes more?
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Contact photographer Jay Selman
What: PSA Airlines/US Airways Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Nashville,TN to Washington National,DC
Where: Charleston
When: Jan 12th 2012
Who: 23 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, the crew noted cargo smoke and diverted to Charleston.
The flight was cancelled.
After landing, the plane was inspected by emergency services, who found a closed system to be leaking.
AirBaltic flight BT-211 had to make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany on November 24.
The Boeing 737-300, flying from Riga, Latvia, declared emergency after it encountered severe clear air turbulence that injured a flight attendant and two passengers.
The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said one passenger was taken to hospital with a fractured leg while the other passenger and crew member were treated at the airport.
The flight was carrying 59 passengers and 5 crew members at the time.
Two US Airways flights made emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, on October 11.
In the first incident, flight 745, en-route from New York’s LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, declared emergency during descent shortly before 7 p.m., after the Airbus A320 developed a pressurization issue and oxygen masks got deployed. US Airways spokesman Matt Miller confirmed that the plane landed uneventfully and all 146 passengers and 5 crew members remained unhurt.
Shortly afterwards, US Airways Express flight 5782, operated by Republic Airways, requested emergency landing at the airport. According to Miller, the Charlotte-bound Embraer 175 aircraft was coming from Greensboro, North Carolina, when a hydraulic problem was reported by the crew. The plane landed safely at about 7:45 p.m. and none of the 28 passengers and 4 crew members was injured.
A small plane crashed in Bingham County, Idaho, on December 17th.
Authorities said the plane went down near Aberdeen Municipal Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Daniel Angus, 42, of Aberdeen.
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Denver CO to Los Angeles
Where: Hayden
When: July 19 2011
Who: 36 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, the crew detected an electrical odor. They reported the issue to ATC.
The flight made a safe landing at Yampa Valley Airport. Maintenance is examining the plane.
Passengers were provided bus transportation to Denver where they were provided alternative flights.
