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Russia’s Leaky Soyuz Spacecraft Is Back on Earth
A few months after a Russian crew capsule sprung a leak while docked to the International Space Station, the MS-22 returned to Earth carrying cargo but with no crew on board.
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A Second Russian Spacecraft Has Sprung a Leak at the ISS
Not one but two Russian vehicles docked to the International Space Station have leaky radiators, the latest being a Progress 82 freighter that arrived last October. Russia attributed the first leak, which happened in December, to a micrometeorite, but the unusual parallels between the two have investigators wondering about a “systematic error.”
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USA’s Docked Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Manoeuvres ISS in Important Reboosting Test
NASA is breathing a sigh of relief following a successful demonstration in which a docked Cygnus freighter was temporarily converted into a booster engine for the International Space Station. The favourable test suggests NASA has the means to adjust the space station’s orbit should Russia decide to leave the orbital outpost, as the Kremlin has…
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A Rocket Launch Seen From The ISS Is As Spectacular As A Comet
Image Cache: This week, Russia launched its autonomous resupply spacecraft Progress into space. The International Space Station passed over the launch site at about the same time, offering the astronauts on board this amazing view.