{"id":130386,"date":"2023-02-27T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=130386"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:40:09","slug":"russian-soyuz-spacecraft-initiates-mission-to-return-crew-stranded-on-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/russian-soyuz-spacecraft-initiates-mission-to-return-crew-stranded-on-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Soyuz spacecraft initiates mission to return crew stranded on ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Russia initiates mission to return crew stranded on ISS:<\/strong> A Russian Soyuz spacecraft took off on a mission to return to Earth a crew that had been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to a cooling system leak in their previous return capsule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russian Soyuz spacecraft initiates mission for Crew stranded on ISS: Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the Tass news agency, the unmanned Soyuz MS-23 launched from Kazakhstan\u2019s Baikonur space centre and was successfully sent into orbit. The ISS was to be docked with it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The mission of US astronaut Francisco Rubio and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin was scheduled to end in March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their Soyuz MS-22 capsule\u2019s cooling system began to leak two months ago, leaving them stranded in orbit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This Monday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced that the trio would now travel back to Earth in September on the Soyuz MS-23.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In March, the damaged MS-22 spacecraft is now slated to touch down without a crew.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leaks Observed by NASA and Roscosmos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both NASA and Roscosmos agree that the leak on the MS-22 spacecraft last year was caused by a micrometeoroid, a tiny piece of space rock that violently struck the spacecraft. A separate leak this month on the cooling system of the Progress MS-21 cargo ship, which was removed from orbit last week, is also thought to have been caused by a similar accident this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tass reported that the replacement vessel received 430 kilogrammes (950 pounds) of cargo, which included medical supplies, scientific equipment, water, food, and cleaning materials. According to a Russian space official quoted by Tass, the amount of food delivered was three times what is typically sent on such trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The revelations have forced NASA and Roscosmos to change their plans and cancel scheduled space walks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia initiates mission to return crew stranded on ISS: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft took off on a mission to return to Earth a crew that had been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to a cooling system leak in their previous return capsule. 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