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Interesting details about #ProgressMS17 mission. After its launch on June 30 and docking to #Poisk, it will be relocated to #Nauka in late October. On November 24, after the launch of #Prichal, it will depart, taking with him a docking adapter from Nauka. According to the source, this docking adapter allows the Soyuz and Progress ships to dock to Nauka, but it will interfere with the docking of Prichal, this is why Progress MS-17 should take it with him. https://ria.ru/20210502/progress-1730881164.html Thanks Nicolas Pillet for the photo.
Today is an EVA day. During the #VKD55 Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kikina will prepare the radiator for transfer from the Rassvet to the Nauka module. Dmitry and Sergey will egress the #Poisk module at 14:20 UTC while Anna will operate the #ERA robotic arm.
Some news about the Russian ISS segment’s program.
1. On today’s meeting of the State Commission, it was decided to return the #SoyuzMS22 to Earth on March 28 with 218 kg of cargo, including the results of scientific experiments and station equipment.
2. After the undocking of Soyuz MS-22, the number of the long-term expedition will change from 68 to 69. Once again, it will change after the undocking of Soyuz MS-23 in the second half of 2023 - from 69 to 70.
3. The State Commission approved the updated flight program of the Russian segment in 2023. On April 6, it is planned to relocate #SoyuzMS23 from the #Poisk module to #Prichal. Sergei Prokopiev will fly it in manual mode, Dmitry Petelin and Francisco Rubio will be onboard.
4. The redocking of #SoyuzMS23 is necessary to ensure the safety of spacewalks under the Russian program from the Poisk module. In spring and summer 2023, several spacewalks are planned for Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin.
The cargo spacecraft #ProgressMS25 will undock from the #Poisk module today at 08:39 UTC. The deorbit burn is scheduled for 11:48 UTC. The undocking will be streamed online: https://www.youtube.com/live/pMaog0f0pGM