Article 67PZJ Russia to launch mission to rescue stranded ISS crew after meteoroid strike

Russia to launch mission to rescue stranded ISS crew after meteoroid strike

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Space agency mounts rescue mission to bring home two cosmonauts and US astronaut marooned on ISS

Moscow will launch a rescue vessel to the International Space Station next month to bring home three crew members who are in effect stuck in orbit after their original capsule was hit by a meteoroid.

The docked Soyuz MS-22 sprang a major leak last month, spraying radiator coolant into space and prompting a pair of cosmonauts to abort a planned spacewalk.

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