An unmanned Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station (ISS) lost cabin pressure, the Russian space agency said Saturday, to ensure the accident did not pose any danger to the station’s crew.
Roscosmos explained that the hatch between the station and the Progress MS-22 spacecraft was blocked so that the pressure drop would not affect its orbit.
“The temperature and pressure on board the station are within standards and there is no danger to the health and safety of the crew,” the agency clarified in a statement.
In addition, the Russian space agency did not say what might have caused the loss of pressure, although it said it was already loaded with debris before its planned destruction.
The spacecraft should be undocked from the space station and taken out of orbit when it burns into the atmosphere on Feb. 18.
water and fuel
The Russian space freighter Progress MS-22 successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday morning, carrying water, food and fuel for the orbital platform crew.
The craft carried 2.5 tons of cargo for the station’s occupants, including 420 liters of water, 740 liters of fuel and other equipment.
The ISS is currently occupied by crew member number 68, consisting of seven people: Russians Sergei Prokopiev, Dmitri Petelin and Anna Kíkina, Americans Francisco Rubio, Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada and Japanese Koichi Wakata.
The Progress MS was created from the manned Soviet spacecraft Soyuz by the space company Energuia, with the purpose of carrying cargo to orbital stations and also serving to correct their orbits.
As of 2018, Progress MS space freighters can reach their destination after completing two orbits around Earth, allowing them to dock at the station three hours and 40 minutes after launch, but Progress MS-22 used the schedule in the current mission’s traditional route , which offers 34 laps around the planet in a journey of about 48 hours.
Source: DN
