The superintendent of human spaceflight programs reported "Roscosmos" Russian Sergey Krikalev, that the damage is currently being assessed.
A final decision has not yet been made on the best means of returning the crew members of the capsule to Earth, whether to launch a vehicle "Soyuz" other or in the damaged capsule without the radiator.
According to Krikalev, if thermal analysis — which evaluates the air temperature inside the cabin — concludes that the capsule is unsuitable for manned flights, then a capsule can be launched. "Soyuz" Another in mid-March from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
This is not the first leak "Soyuz"In 2018 the capsule suffered a leak, which was repaired after causing a slight loss of pressure which resulted in no damage.
Russian space crash
- revealed Russian space agency On Monday, on the tongue of its president, about the cause of the leak in the spacecraft "Soyuz" connected to the International Space Station.
- The head of the Russian Space Agency, Yuri Borisov, explained that a hole with a diameter of less than a millimeter is the cause of the refrigerant leak. spaceship.
- Last week, the smooth exit of two Russian cosmonauts from the spacecraft was canceled after they were noticed "NASA" A large amount of liquid comes out of it.
- Since then temperatures on the capsule have risen and accelerated "Roscosmos" Look for the cause to determine how to fix the problem.
- Borisov explained for Russian television officer: "The first examination showed a small hole, about 0.8 mm in diameter, which caused the atmospheric pressure to drop".
- Reuters quoted the Russian official as saying the crew members are not in danger and are currently at home International Space Station.
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The officials of the Russian space agency “Roscosmos” and “NASAAt a press conference on Thursday, they are continuing to investigate how the capsule’s external radiator suffered a small hole last week, just as two astronauts were preparing for a routine flight into space.
The supervisor of human spaceflight programs at Russia’s “Roskosmos”, Sergey Krikalev, said the damage was currently being assessed.
A final decision has not yet been made on the best means of returning the capsule crew to Earth, whether by launching another Soyuz vehicle or in the damaged capsule without coolant.
According to Krikalev, if the thermal analysis – which evaluates the air temperature inside the cabin – concludes that the capsule is not suitable for manned flights, then another “Soyuz” capsule could be launched from the cosmodrome in mid-March of Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
This is not the first leak on Soyuz, in 2018 the capsule had a leak which was repaired after causing a small pressure loss which did not cause any damage.
Russian space crash
- revealed Russian space agency Last Monday, according to its president, about the cause of the leak in the “Soyuz” spacecraft connected to the International Space Station.
- The head of the Russian Space Agency, Yuri Borisov, explained that a hole with a diameter of less than a millimeter is the cause of the refrigerant leak. spaceship.
- Last week, the scheduled exit of two Russian cosmonauts from the spacecraft was canceled after NASA noticed a large amount of liquid leaking out of them.
- Since then temperatures on the capsule have risen and accelerated.”RoscosmosLook for the cause to determine how to fix the problem.
- Borisov explained for Russian television The official: “The first examination showed the presence of a small hole, about 0.8 millimeters in diameter, which caused the atmospheric pressure to drop”.
- Reuters quoted the Russian official as saying the crew members are not in danger and are currently at home International Space Station.
