NASA said that American astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) postponed the spacewalk due to the leak on the Soyuz. It has been reported DEA News.
“NASA has set a new date for the spacewalk, which was previously scheduled for December 19. It will now happen on December 21,” NASA said in a statement.
Formerly State Corporation Roscosmos refuted He provided information about the temperature rise on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to 50°C and said that the change is not critical to the operation of the equipment.
The company noted that the temperature change on board, up to about + 30 ° C, does not pose a threat to the life and health of the crew. At the same time, the necessary temperature regime on the Soyuz MS-22 is provided through the Russian division of the ISS.
The source said that the temperature on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which was docked with the International Space Station before that, due to malfunctions in the cooling system, increased to 50 °C daily.
“The temperature inside the Soyuz has already risen to 50 degrees Celsius due to a malfunction in the cooling system,” the source said.