The nature of the particle that entered the radiator of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft and pierced it is still unclear, said Sergey Krikalev, Roscosmos’ manned space programs manager. It has been reported TASS.
He pointed out that this is the most likely version of an external particle penetrating the radiator.
December 15 dead Damage to the outer casing of the Soyuz MS-22 instrumentation compartment docked to the International Space Station. Due to depressurization, the planned spacewalk of cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin had to be canceled. The crew reported that the ship’s diagnostic system warning device was working, which reported a sharp drop in pressure in the cooling system. In a NASA broadcast, jets of technical fluid were seen pouring from the ship.
Earlier, Yuri Borisov, director general of the state company, said that the evacuation of Russian cosmonauts from the ISS using the Soyuz MS-23 unmanned spacecraft was considered as a return option.