Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and American astronaut Francisco Rubio will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft in September 2023. It is reported on the website. “Roscosmos”.
It was initially noted that the cosmonauts and astronaut should return to Earth on March 28 this year aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft.
Formerly Roscosmos reported About the damage to the Progress MS-21 spacecraft.
The truck’s thermal management system stopped working after it was damaged by an external impact.
The government agency declared that the fireproof elements of the damaged Progress MS-21, which left the ISS on February 18, underwater in the Pacific Ocean.
The truck’s depressurization was discovered on 11 February. For this reason, the launch of the unmanned Soyuz MS-23 from Earth was delayed. It was supposed to return the ISS crew to Earth on February 20.