Soyuz temperature rising but crew not in danger, says Russian space agency
The temperature in the Soyuz capsule, which is docked with the International Space Station, has risen but the crew is not in danger, the Russian space agency has said.
On Thursday, Roscosmos and the US space agency, Nasa, said a coolant leak had been detected on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. The leak forced the last-minute cancellation of a spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts on Wednesday.
Roscosmos said a number of tests had been conducted on the Soyuz on Friday, and the temperature in the capsule increased to 30C (86F).
“This is a slight change in temperature,” the agency said in a statement.
The development was for now “not critical” for the operation of the equipment and the comfort of the crew, Roscosmos said.
The coolant leak could affect a return flight to Earth by the three crew members.
Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who heads the crewed space flight programme for Roscosmos, said the leak may have been caused by a tiny meteorite striking Soyuz.
Space has been a rare avenue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
Source: the guardian
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