The launch date of the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 replacement spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) is under evaluation. The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft was slated to introduce to the International Space Station on Sunday, February 19, to change the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft after it suffered its own external coolant loop leakage in December. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin arrived at the area station aboard MS-22 in September, and are now arranged to return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft later on this year.
Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the Cygnus area truck, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance, and Russias Soyuz MS-22 team ship and the Progress 82 and 83 resupply ships. Petelin studied how to preserve sterilized conditions in space during biological research study and checked out how worldwide crews and objective controllers can communication better.
The Soyuz MS-22 team ship is envisioned docked to the Rassvet module. In the background, the Prichal docking module is connected to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Credit: NASA
Engineers at the Roscosmos Mission Control Center continue to examine a coolant leak from its Progress 82 cargo spacecraft that was determined on February 11. The cargo spacecraft has been docked to the stations Poisk module because October 2022. NASA has been helping Roscosmos in collecting imagery of the Progress 82 utilizing the Canadarm-2.
The launch date of the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 replacement spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) is under review. The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft was slated to release to the International Space Station on Sunday, February 19, to change the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft after it suffered its own external coolant loop leakage in December. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin arrived at the spaceport station aboard MS-22 in September, and are now set up to return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft later on this year.
International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the area station consisting of the Cygnus space freighter, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance, and Russias Soyuz MS-22 crew ship and the Progress 82 and 83 resupply ships. Credit: NASA
Roscosmos engineers continue to examine the cause of coolant loss from both the Progress 82 spacecraft and the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. The crew is continuing with regular spaceport station operations and scientific research study.
The seven locals that comprise the Expedition 68 crew were hectic midweek aboard the area station. The orbital septet worked its way through a host of space science, freight operations, and laboratory upkeep.
The station scientists on Wednesday checked out a large range of microgravitys results on human beings and physics to comprehend the long-lasting implications of living and operating in space. NASA and its international partners continue planning missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, that will require astronauts to sustain themselves with less assistance from flight controllers and checking out freight objectives.
NASA Flight Engineer Josh Cassada strapped himself to a specialized gadget and set inside the Columbus lab module on Wednesday. He then manipulated a controller in reaction to pre-programmed stimuli as a computer and camera tape-recorded his reactions. Scientists will utilize the information to comprehend how astronauts manage their grip force and move their arms when manipulating things in microgravity.
The trio worked in the Destiny lab module measuring the essential signs including temperature level, blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate. Wakata also continued loading the Cygnus area truck with trash and outdated hardware ahead of its ultimate departure.
Rubio changed hardware elements and experiment samples inside the Combustion Integrated Rack for an area fire investigation. That research study checks out fuel temperatures in microgravity and how it impacts products flammability. Outcomes may inform advanced fire suppression methods for area missions along with Earth-bound centers.
The orbital outposts 3 cosmonauts kept up their contingent of research operations and maintenance activities. Prokopyev checked out piloting techniques a future crew member might use to manage a spacecraft or a robotic on planetary objectives. Petelin studied how to maintain sterilized conditions in area throughout biological research and checked out how global crews and mission controllers can interaction much better. Lastly, Flight Engineer Anna Kikina focused her day on electronics and battery upkeep before setting up a student-controlled Earth observation cam.