AWildDragon OP t1_jbopuwt wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:48 PM

A bit of an editorialized title but I don’t think that many here will read the Russian text in the linked article.

So much for it being a micro meteorite.

grounded_astronut t1_jboysdp wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Google Translate doesn't do a terrible job on it. This seems like the most important paragraph:

>If it is really a problem in production, then the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, on which Prokopiev, Petelin and Rubio should return to Earth, could theoretically have a similar defect. A trend can be observed in the amount of time ships spend in orbit prior to leak incidents. Soyuz MS-22 was launched on September 21, and depressurization occurred on December 15. Progress MS-21 went into orbit on October 26, and leaked on February 11. It turns out that both ships lasted about three months. Soyuz MS-23 launched on February 24, and if it's a manufacturing defect, its days of full-time work may expire as early as early summer.
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>Under these conditions, the earlier launch of Soyuz MS-24, which will allow updating the ISS crew and returning Soyuz MS-23 to Earth, is justified, Izvestia's interlocutors believe.