Michael quick question Ik Wikipedia isn’t a reliable source but is Frank Rubio landing on space x crew 6, & is it gonna be only 3 astronauts launching and 4 landing, & I’m reading that fedayev was reassigned to space x crew 7 so if that’s the case borisov would be reassigned to crew 8 but idk how true that is, idk if nasa has released a statement or if Roscommos has released a statement again I don’t know.
The information on RussianSpaceWeb comes from reliable government and industry sources. ROSCOSMOS and NASA are in a denial/stall tactics game until the official January 11th public announcement despite the decisions by the senior engineers occurring within TsNIIMash research institute and other Roscosmos entities in a joint meeting. It has since been handed over to the more political Chief Designer Council for their January 10th meeting ahead of the state commission meeting which will direct their representatives to the ISS MCB to inform the ISS partners of the decision. The descion results will become official publicly as either a press wire or in a press conference. The official announcement format has yet to be determined as of the timestamp of writing this.
I imagine Kononenko will ensure a continuous 3-person Russian presence on the ISS.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/10/2023 02:48 amThe information on RussianSpaceWeb comes from reliable government and industry sources. ROSCOSMOS and NASA are in a denial/stall tactics game until the official January 11th public announcement despite the decisions by the senior engineers occurring within TsNIIMash research institute and other Roscosmos entities in a joint meeting. It has since been handed over to the more political Chief Designer Council for their January 10th meeting ahead of the state commission meeting which will direct their representatives to the ISS MCB to inform the ISS partners of the decision. The descion results will become official publicly as either a press wire or in a press conference. The official announcement format has yet to be determined as of the timestamp of writing this.So what we've heard is official, then? Interesting! Thanks!Have you heard anything about why Kononenko is launching by himself on MS-23 instead of having it launch unmanned?
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-host-media-update-on-space-station-plans-soyuz-statusQuoteJan 10, 2023MEDIA ADVISORY M23-003NASA to Host Media Update on Space Station Plans, Soyuz StatusNASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 11, to discuss results from the investigation of the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 external coolant leak and the forward strategy for uninterrupted human operations aboard the International Space Station.Live audio of the call will stream on the agency’s website at:https://www.nasa.gov/liveBriefing participants include:Joel Montalbano, International Space Station program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in HoustonSergei Krikalev, Human Space Flight Programs executive director, RoscosmosMedia interested in participating by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than one hour before the start of the call at 281-483-5111 or [email protected]The leak was first detected around 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 14, 2022, when pressure sensors in the spacecraft’s cooling loop showed low readings. At the time of the leak, Roscosmos cosmonauts were preparing to conduct a spacewalk. The spacewalk was postponed, so no crew members exited the space station or were exposed to the leaking coolant.NASA provided an additional inspection of the Soyuz exterior using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm on Dec. 18. The agency and Roscosmos specialists have continued to closely monitor Soyuz spacecraft systems. NASA and Roscosmos are concluding their work together to develop a course of action following the analysis.The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin into space after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 21.For updates, follow along on NASA’s space station blog at:https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/-end-Photo caption:QuoteThe Soyuz MS-22 crew ship is pictured on Oct. 8, 2002, in the foreground docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Europe. In the background, is the Prichal docking module attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.Credits: NASA
Jan 10, 2023MEDIA ADVISORY M23-003NASA to Host Media Update on Space Station Plans, Soyuz StatusNASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 11, to discuss results from the investigation of the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 external coolant leak and the forward strategy for uninterrupted human operations aboard the International Space Station.Live audio of the call will stream on the agency’s website at:https://www.nasa.gov/liveBriefing participants include:Joel Montalbano, International Space Station program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in HoustonSergei Krikalev, Human Space Flight Programs executive director, RoscosmosMedia interested in participating by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than one hour before the start of the call at 281-483-5111 or [email protected]The leak was first detected around 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 14, 2022, when pressure sensors in the spacecraft’s cooling loop showed low readings. At the time of the leak, Roscosmos cosmonauts were preparing to conduct a spacewalk. The spacewalk was postponed, so no crew members exited the space station or were exposed to the leaking coolant.NASA provided an additional inspection of the Soyuz exterior using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm on Dec. 18. The agency and Roscosmos specialists have continued to closely monitor Soyuz spacecraft systems. NASA and Roscosmos are concluding their work together to develop a course of action following the analysis.The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin into space after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 21.For updates, follow along on NASA’s space station blog at:https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/-end-
The Soyuz MS-22 crew ship is pictured on Oct. 8, 2002, in the foreground docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Europe. In the background, is the Prichal docking module attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.Credits: NASA
I do have a question when are they gonna announce the crew for Space X crew 8 they’ve been hush hush about it Ik the Boeing crewed flight test is in April of this year, & the space x crew 6 is scheduled to launch in February.
I thought the US Crew flight in first half of 2024 would be the first operational Starliner (so between Crew-7 and Crew-8) ?
Quote from: hektor on 03/01/2023 08:57 pmI thought the US Crew flight in first half of 2024 would be the first operational Starliner (so between Crew-7 and Crew-8) ?You are correct. I wonder if they're putting a cosmonaut on the first Starliner flight. I recall reading that part of the delay for putting cosmonauts on Dragon was thanks to Rogozin, and he is no longer in charge now. Maybe Yuri Borisov feels differently.Also, I don't know Russian, so I couldn't begin to guess, but it would make sense to me if the Telegram post were referring to USCV-8 (which could be either vehicle), not Crew-8 (which would be Dragon).
For Crew Dragon, Roscosmos declined to start the crew swap until Dragon 2 had completed three operational flights, and I seem to recall that they intended to do the same with Starliner. https://tass.com/science/1489645
Quote from: DanClemmensen on 03/01/2023 10:59 pmFor Crew Dragon, Roscosmos declined to start the crew swap until Dragon 2 had completed three operational flights, and I seem to recall that they intended to do the same with Starliner. https://tass.com/science/1489645Correct. That's what I was saying may have been thanks to Rogozin and therefore might be different now.
