Sergey Krikalev, Roscosmos executive director of manned space programs, said the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft’s skin may have been damaged by a micrometeorite impact. It has been reported DEA News.
“The cause of the leak could be a micrometeor entering the radiator, and possible consequences could be changes in the temperature regime of the instrument and assembly compartment of the Soyuz spacecraft,” he said.
Krikalev said that at the moment, experts are analyzing the impact of the leak on the instrument and assembly compartment and the ship, and also monitor the heat balance.
The head of Roskosmos stressed that the astronauts are not in danger and that the work continues.
Previously on Roscosmos declarationThat the leak on the Soyuz MS-22 did not affect the state of the ISS.
Previous recognizedRussian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin failed to go into space a second time aboard the International Space Station. Roskosmos explained this with technical problems with the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked with the station. A NASA broadcast showed jets of technical fluid pouring from the ship.
Source: Gazeta
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