The control of the Soyuz MS spacecraft was successfully tested alone during the kinoekipazh flight. This was told by the commander of the cosmonaut squad, Hero of Russia Oleg Kononenko on Wednesday, October 20.
Now all subsequent Russian Soyuz spacecraft will have such an opportunity. All thanks to a special remote control, from which the commander of the ship can partially perform tasks instead of the flight engineer.
"A modification of the Soyuz MS has been developed, which allows one cosmonaut to control the ship without involving a flight engineer. While the system is being tested, therefore, unaccustomed to the lack of assistance from a flight engineer imposes additional duties on the commander. But this is a very useful innovation," the cosmonaut told RIA Novosti.
On October 19, director Klim Shipenko said that he shot about 30 hours of material for the feature film "The Challenge" on the International Space Station (ISS). In total, only 25-35 minutes of this material will get into the tape after installation.
On October 17, actress Julia Peresild said that she was afraid she would not be able to physically cope with the task of making a film in space. She noted that everything that was done was happening "on the verge of human capabilities."
The descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft with a film crew and cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky on board landed at 07:35 Moscow time in the steppe of Kazakhstan 148 km south-east of the city of Zhezkazgan. Actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko have been in orbit since October 5, while cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky has been in orbit since April 9.
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, noted on Sunday that the landing of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft in Kazakhstan went well, on a "solid five".
As noted in Roscosmos, the crew members feel well. They will undergo rehabilitation in the Star City for the next three days.
Peresild admitted on her return that she did not want to say goodbye to space.
In orbit, the film crew shot a feature film. The picture, called "The Challenge", is a joint project of Roscosmos, Channel One and the studio Yellow, Black and White.
The camera used to shoot the film "The Challenge" remained on board the ISS and will be disposed of.
