The problem with the cooling system appeared on the Russian spacecraft for the second time in 2 months.
The second accident on a Russian spacecraft occurred on the International Space Station. Space writes that if a problem with the cooling system was detected on the astronaut delivery ship in mid-December, the same accident occurred on a cargo vehicle this time.
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For the second time in 2 months, a Russian spacecraft docked with the ISS began leaking. This time, on Saturday, February 11, Russian dispatchers on Earth noticed a pressure drop on the Progress-82 cargo spacecraft. NASA reported that the ship’s cooling system has been depressurized.
The US space agency said the cause of the coolant leak from the cooling system is not known so far. Despite the accident, the temperature and pressure at the station remain within normal limits and nothing threatens the ISS crew.
The Russian Federation’s Progress 82 cargo ship docked at the ISS at the end of October last year and was supposed to depart for Earth on 17 February. So far it is not known for certain whether this will happen or whether the Russian shippers will leave the ship on the ISS until the causes of the accident are clarified.
It is worth noting that all Russian cargo ships of this class, after completing their mission, returned to Earth and burned in the atmosphere. For this reason, it will not be possible to determine the causes of the accident on Earth. Most interestingly, the malfunction in the Russian spacecraft occurred on the same day as another Russian cargo ship Progress-83 docked with the ISS.
A coolant leak occurred for the second time in 2 months on a Russian spacecraft. A similar event occurred aboard the Soyuz-MS 22 spacecraft in mid-December last year. This ship put the three astronauts into orbit in September 2022 and was supposed to return them to Earth in March of this year.
As a result of the investigation into the causes of the accident, it was revealed that the hull of the ship was damaged by a micrometeorite impact and that the Soyuz-MS 22 is currently not suitable for carrying astronauts home. It can only be used in an emergency on the ISS.
Focus He has already written in detail how the accident with the Russian spacecraft occurred and how further events unfolded. In fact, NASA has decided to send its astronaut to Earth on a SpaceX ship in unforeseen circumstances.
Now Roskosmos is preparing another spacecraft, Soyuz-MS 23, to be sent to the ISS. It will fly on February 20, but there will be no crew on board, except payloads. This ship will be able to return two Russians and an American to Earth only in September. So, these astronauts’ original mission in orbit will take another six months. There is no word yet on whether the launch date of the new spacecraft will be adjusted in connection with the investigation into the accident on the Progress spacecraft.
As already written Focusrecently passed another strength test of the module of the future space station, which will have to replace the ISS.
Moreover Focus He wrote that SpaceX is testing the Starship rocket, which will fly into space for the first time in March of this year. This rocket is designed for flights not only to the Moon, but also to Mars.
As for Mars, as I already wrote Focus, scientists told what dangers await future conquerors of the Red Planet. In particular, it is mentioned that the conditions on Mars can cause significant health problems.
Source: Focus
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