Steno museum..The space capsule
The space capsule Soyuz TMA-18M was send into space on September 2 2015 when it carried the first ever Danish astronaut, Andreas Mogensen, up to the international space station ISS. On its journey, the space capsule covered 100 million kilometres..The voyage into space and back has taken its toll – if you walk around the capsule, you will find that its surface has been carbonised. The carbonisation is a result of the journey back to Earth, where the capsule had to slow down from 27,500 km/h in order to land safely on the plains of Kazakhstan. The slowing down was partially done by air resistance and the friction caused the carbonisation of the outer shell. The outside of the capsule can stand temperatures way above 1,000˚C but inside the capsule, the temperature stays on 25˚C. Looking into the capsule, you will be surprised to see how little room there was for the three astronauts
Steno museum..The space capsule
The space capsule Soyuz TMA-18M was send into space on September 2 2015 when it carried the first ever Danish astronaut, Andreas Mogensen, up to the international space station ISS. On its journey, the space capsule covered 100 million kilometres..The voyage into space and back has taken its toll – if you walk around the capsule, you will find that its surface has been carbonised. The carbonisation is a result of the journey back to Earth, where the capsule had to slow down from 27,500 km/h in order to land safely on the plains of Kazakhstan. The slowing down was partially done by air resistance and the friction caused the carbonisation of the outer shell. The outside of the capsule can stand temperatures way above 1,000˚C but inside the capsule, the temperature stays on 25˚C. Looking into the capsule, you will be surprised to see how little room there was for the three astronauts