I was clicking through YouTubes and came across the NASA Video ISS Expedition 53 Landing in Kazakhstan (also here). I don't recall seeing such prominent and continuous smoke from returning Soyuz capsules before. Is this in fact smoke? What exactly is the source (smoldering heat shield, steam?), and is this phenomenon standard/typical?
I was clicking through YouTubes and came across the NASA Video ISS Expedition 53 Landing in Kazakhstan. I don't recall seeing smoke from returning Soyuz capsules before. Is this in fact smoke? What exactly is the source, and is this phenomenon standard/typical?
I was clicking through YouTubes and came across the NASA Video ISS Expedition 53 Landing in Kazakhstan (also here). I don't recall seeing such prominent and continuous smoke from returning Soyuz capsules before. Is this in fact smoke? What exactly is the source (smoldering heat shield, steam?), and is this phenomenon standard/typical?
I was clicking through YouTubes and came across the NASA Video ISS Expedition 53 Landing in Kazakhstan. I don't recall seeing smoke from returning Soyuz capsules before. Is this in fact smoke? What exactly is the source, and is this phenomenon standard/typical?
