RIA Novosti: it will take a month to send the rescue Soyuz to the ISS if necessary
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Roskosmos will need about one month to expedited shipment of the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) to replace the damaged one, the source said. “RIA News”. No decision has been taken on this issue.
The interlocutor of the Russian state agency said that “if a decision is made, the time for preparing the ship can be reduced to one month.” According to him, there are now two ships in Baikonur: Soyuz MS-23 and Soyuz MS-24. The launch of Soyuz MS-23 is scheduled for March 16, 2023.
Soyuz MS-22 docked to the ISS. The Russian crew includes Anna Kikina, Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin. December 15 at Soyuz happened depressurization of the external circuit of the ship’s cooling system. Cause of damage could become micrometeorite impact. “Roskosmos” sent on the ISS recommendations for the return of the Soyuz, but assured that there were no prerequisites for the descent.
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