Scott 20901 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 BREVARD, Fla. — NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are faced with extending their stay aboard the International Space Station by several months and will require a new ride home after their Russian MS-22 Soyuz spacecraft sprang a leak last month. The trio was supposed to use that spacecraft to return to Earth in March. Wednesday, NASA and Russian space officials unveiled a plan to launch an empty Soyuz capsule to the ISS to ferry them back instead. That means the three men will spend several more months at the ISS. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-russian-astronauts-stuck-waiting-015404901.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 49016 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Oh dear, did the US do the wrong thing cancelling the space shuttle program? Who would have guessed they'd end up having to rely on those pesky Russians? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian 38108 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Dodgy Russian engineering "MS-22 Russian Soyuz spacecraft that transported Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin to the station back in September sprang a leak on Dec. 14." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug 30975 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Quick send Mike and Donnie lol on a serious note I hope they stay safe and make it home Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot 58919 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Perhaps Musk could offer his help to the Russians. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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