Russian Aerospace Group: there is no reason for Soyuz MS-22 to return urgently

Thanks to the fourth uncle of CTOnews.com netizens for looking at the delivery of prey clues! CTOnews.com, December 18, according to the Russian satellite news agency, the press office of the Russian National Aerospace Group said that there was no reason for the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to return to Earth urgently from the International Space Station.

▲ map source NASACTOnews.com learned that the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Space launch site in Kazakhstan on September 21, sending American astronauts Frank Rubio and Russian astronauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin into space.

On December 15, a coolant leak occurred in the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which led to the emergency cancellation of the extravehicular mission of astronauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. In response, the Russian Aerospace Group responded that the leak of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked at the International Space Station may have been caused by a micrometeorite hitting the radiator, and the impact is limited to possible changes in the temperature of the instrument cabin.

According to the Russian National Space Group, all the systems of the spacecraft and the International Space Station are operating normally, the space station crew are safe, and experts will decide the next steps after analyzing the situation.

In addition, there are reports that Russia's planned spacewalk may not be carried out before the end of 2022.