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Watch Live: Russia’s ‘Lifeboat’ Mission to the ISS
An uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is set for its journey to the International Space Station, where it will replace a damaged Soyuz capsule that sprung a coolant leak this past December. You can catch the action live right here.
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Russia Claims ‘External Impact’ Caused Second Spacecraft Coolant Leak at ISS
The recent Progress 82 coolant leak was caused by an “external impact” and not some kind of manufacturing defect, Roscosmos is now claiming. At the same time, the Russian space agency is still having to deal with the fallout from the Soyuz MS-22 coolant leak in December, with plans to launch the replacement vehicle on Thursday.
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A Second Russian Spacecraft Has Sprung a Leak at the ISS
Not one but two Russian vehicles docked to the International Space Station have leaky radiators, the latest being a Progress 82 freighter that arrived last October. Russia attributed the first leak, which happened in December, to a micrometeorite, but the unusual parallels between the two have investigators wondering about a “systematic error.”
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SpaceX Capsule Refitted to Carry 5 Crew Members in Case of ISS Emergency
A seat liner from the damaged Soyuz MS-22 capsule at the International Space Station has been relocated to Endurance, converting the SpaceX Crew Dragon to a five-person “lifeboat” should the crew be forced to evacuate in the event of an extreme emergency.