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The most critical and dramatic phase of a manned space flight is the return to Earth. For a Soyuz mission, it starts with the orientation of the spacecraft for the braking manoeuvre and ends approximately 90 minutes later with the landing of the descent module on the Kazakh steppe and the evacuation of the crew. This phase involves a sequence of twelve specific actions, the successful completion of which is vital for the safety of the crew. Indeed, to date, the worst accident in the history of the Soviet manned space programme — the death of Vladimir Komarov — occurred during the return from orbit.
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(2008). Cosmonauts dead on landing. In: Salyut — The First Space Station. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73973-1_11
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