Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin carry out a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), November 17,2022
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Russia stated on Wednesday it would introduce another Soyuz rocket onFeb 20 to bring house 2 cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station after their initial pill sprang a coolant leakage last month.
The leakage originated from a small leak– less than 1 millimeter broad– on the external cooling system of the Soyuz MS-22 pill, one of 2 return pills docked to the ISS that can bring team members house.
Russia states the team will now return on Soyuz MS-23, while the harmed Soyuz MS-22 pill will be reminded Earth empty.
“Having analyzed the condition of the spacecraft, thermal calculations and technical documentation, it has been concluded that the MS-22 must be landed without a crew on board,” Yuri Borisov, the head of Russian area company Roscosmos, stated.
If there is an emergency situation in the meantime, the company will take a look at whether the spacecraft can be utilized to save the team, he included.
A stream of particles, which NASA states seems liquid and potentially coolant, sprays out of the Soyuz spacecraft on the International Space Station, requiring a hold-up of a regular scheduled spacewalk by 2 Russian cosmonauts December 14, 2022 in this still image drawn from video.
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“The expedition of Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin and Francisco Rubio to the ISS is being extended. They will return to Earth on Soyuz MS-23,” Roskosmos stated.
The MS-23 launch had actually previously been prepared for mid-March, however will rather leave from the Baikonur cosmodrome as an unmanned rescue objective.
The occurrence has actually interfered with Russia’s ISS activities, requiring its cosmonauts to cancel spacewalks as authorities concentrate on the dripping pill, which works as a lifeboat for the team. Russia states the leakage might have been brought on by a meteoroid effect.
The leakage is likewise an issue for NASA. The U.S. company stated last month it was checking out whether Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft might provide an alternative flight house for some ISS team members, in case Russia was not able to introduce another Soyuz.
