Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one
2 years, 2 months ago

Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one

NPR  

Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December. BRENDAN BYRNE, BYLINE: It's been four weeks since the cosmonauts and astronauts aboard the space station were stunned to look out the windows to see something leaking from a docked Soyuz spacecraft that flew three of them to the orbiting lab last year. BYRNE: Retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts flew to the station in 2015 on a Soyuz capsule. But should they need to evacuate the station altogether, Sergei Krikalev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos believes the Soyuz could still fly in an emergency.

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Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew
2 years ago

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew

India Today  

A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said early on Sunday. The Soyuz MS-23, which lifted off from Baikonour space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday, is to bring back Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, and U.S. astronaut …

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
2 years ago

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

Associated Press  

Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. Officials had determined it was too risky to bring NASA’s Frank Rubio and Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin back in their damaged Soyuz next month as originally planned. Until the …

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
2 years ago

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

The Hindu  

Russia launched a rescue ship on February 24 for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. Until the new Soyuz pulls up, emergency plans call for Rubio to switch to a SpaceX crew capsule that’s docked at the space station. Officials had determined it was too …

Russia launches empty Soyuz ship to rescue three astronauts stranded in space
2 years ago

Russia launches empty Soyuz ship to rescue three astronauts stranded in space

India Today  

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has successfully launched a Soyuz spacecraft that will act as a lifeboat for three astronauts stranded in space. The empty Soyuz spacecraft was launched after the original ride home for the astronauts sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. The Russian Space Agency delayed the launch of the replacement Soyuz, looking …

Explained: Russia's plan to rescue its trapped astronauts from International Space Station
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Russia's plan to rescue its trapped astronauts from International Space Station

Firstpost  

The Russian space agency said Wednesday that it would send an empty Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station in February to replace a damaged spacecraft currently docked there. “This is the next Soyuz that was scheduled to fly in March,” said Joel Montalbano, the space station program manager at NASA, during a news conference Wednesday. “It’ll just fly a …

Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia will send up a new capsule next month to bring back three space station crew members whose original ride home was damaged, officials said Wednesday. The two Russians and one American will stay several extra months at the International Space Station as a result of the capsule switch, possibly pushing their mission to close to a year, …

Russia to launch new spacecraft to rescue astronauts from leaking Soyuz module, will bring back damaged module
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia to launch new spacecraft to rescue astronauts from leaking Soyuz module, will bring back damaged module

Firstpost  

A part of the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station was damaged when a micrometeorite crashed into the ISS. Image Credit: NASA As a result, the Russian space agency it would launch another Soyuz rocket on February 20 to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station. The leaking Soyuz capsule was supposed …

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan
10 years, 4 months ago

Three space station crewmen return safely to Earth in Kazakhstan

Live Mint  

Cape Canaveral, Florida: A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crewmates, one from the US and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth on Sunday with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, ending 5-1/2 months in orbit. Maxim Suraev of the Russian space agency, who was commander of the station during the mission, climbed into …

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