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(For my Russian speaking friends) Вспомнили тут с друзьями рекламу банка Империал, поностальгировали. А у вас какой ролик любимый? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-7j2YKig_I
Yuri Borisov:
1. An emergency commission has been set up, to consider all options for the causes of the depressurization of #ProgressMS21.
2. The causes of the incidents with Soyuz MS-22 and Progress MS-21 may be different.
4. #SoyuzMS23 will be launched not later than March 10.
And finally! Here is an official photo taken by Canadarm, of the hole in the radiator of #SoyuzMS22
Roscosmos reported that today Canadarm will take photos and make video footage of the #ProgressMS21 service module. According to them, the arm is being currently moved to the damaged cargo ship. https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/8444
Rumors say, the preparation for the launch of #SoyuzMS23 has been resumed on Baikonur. The inspection (without disassembling) of the radiator didn't show any defects. The ship is already fueled, and this operation is irreversible. The final decision on the launch, according to the sources, will be made after analyzing the photos taken today by Canadarm. Highly likely, #SoyuzMS23 will be launched before the End of February.
(📸 by Roscosmos, taken on Feb. 10)
Sources say, the rollout of the rocket with #SoyuzMS23 will be highly likely scheduled for February 21, and the launch - for February 24. The final decision will be made tomorrow. Not the best choice for a launch date, IMHO.
The new assembly stand for #Angara rockets is waiting for testing on Vostochny cosmodrome. It’s a revolver-type device, similar to the one used on Baikonur for Protons.
#SoyuzMS23 was rolled inside its payload fairing today on Baikonur. The official launch date hasn't been published yet, but the sources say, it will be February 24.
#ProgressMS21 cargo spacecraft will depart from the ISS tomorrow at 02:26 UTC. After undocking, the cosmonauts will rotate the ship using TORU and take photos of the damaged orbital module. Watch the live coverage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxUNIGD3fwo
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Tonight, #ProgressMS21 undocked from the ISS and was rotated 180 degrees to take photos of the area of the coolant leak in the orbital module. Roscosmos reported that no visible damage was found. It was decided to not deorbit the ship right now. The State Commission will decide today what to do next. The first option is to deorbit the ship. The other option is to dock it back to station to Prichal module to provide future investigation of the depressurization of the thermal control system. Thanks @egorovkot for the video.
#ProgressMS21 will be deorbited, says the decision of the State Commission. The deorbit maneuver will begin at 03:15 UTC on February 19. https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/8493
The #ISS orbit correction maneuver was performed this morning at 04:20 UTC in preparation for the arrival of Soyuz MS-23 and departure of Soyuz MS-22. The #ProgressMS22 engines fired for 958,32 sec, the orbit altitude was increased for 3,2 km.
#SoyuzMS23 has been assembled with Soyuz 2.1a rocket on Baikonur. In the early morning, it will be rolled out to the launch pad. The launch is scheduled for February 24 at 00:24 UTC.