Space Debris Collision Results in 370-Day Ordeal for Astronauts
On September 27th, US NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian Roscosmos astronauts Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitry Petelin safely landed on a meadow at the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Yezkazgan, Kazakhstan. This marked the end of a remarkable journey that saw them spending 371 days, 21 hours, and 22 minutes in space, far exceeding their scheduled stay.
Returning to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), located approximately 410km above the Earth’s surface, astronauts are required to board the same spacecraft capsule they used during their journey. This is done after the capsule is docked and tethered to the ISS, allowing it to orbit the Earth alongside the station.
However, when the spacecraft capsule they were supposed to return in experienced a malfunction due to a collision with space debris, the astronauts were left with no choice but to wait for a new spacecraft to replace the damaged one. Even when the new spacecraft arrived, they couldn’t come back to Earth immediately due to the schedule for subsequent astronauts. Consequently, they endured 370 days, 21 hours, and 22 minutes in space.
Initially arriving at the ISS on September 21st of last year, the three astronauts were originally scheduled to stay in space for 6 months (180 days). However, their return plan was disrupted when the spacecraft capsule was damaged in December due to a collision with floating debris. In response, Earth quickly constructed and sent a new spacecraft, which reached the ISS on February 25th. Yet, as they awaited the arrival of subsequent astronauts, the trio had to be patient before making their way back home. Finally, they were able to return to Earth after the arrival of NASA’s Loral O’Hara, Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chubb on the 15th.
During their time in space, these brave individuals circled the Earth 15 times a day at a speed approaching 30,000 km per hour, covering an astounding orbital flight distance of 253 million km.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio’s 355-day space stay, co-piloted by Mark Vande Hay, sets a new record for the longest duration by an American in space. However, the overall record for the longest single stay in space is still held by cosmonaut Valery Poliakov, who spent over 437 days aboard the Soviet space station Mir between January 1994 and March 1995.
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Money Today Reporter Eun Lee | 2023.09.28 10:53
Hole after hitting space debris… Wait for 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes
The Soyuz MS-23 capsule carrying Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokovev and Dmitry Petlin and American NASA astronaut Frank Rubio lands on the outskirts of Yezhkazgan, Kazakhstan./AFPBBNews=News 1 Hole in returning spacecraft capsule Due to development this innovative, three astronauts have been trapped in space for about 371 days, longer than their scheduled stay, they returned safely to Earth.
On the 27th (local time), US NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian Roscosmos astronauts Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitry Petelin landed on a meadow at the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Yezkazgan, Kazakhstan, aboard a Russian Soyuz MS-23 capsule.
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokofiev gives a thumbs up outside the Soyuz MS-23 capsule after landing near Yezkazgan, Kazakhstan (above) Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin outside the MS-23 spacecraft after landing near Yezkazgan, Kazakhstan. We receive help from experts. (Below)/AFPBBNews=News 1 When astronauts return to Earth from the International Space Station, which hovers 410km above Earth, it is an iron rule to board the spaceship capsule they came in again . While in space, the spacecraft capsule is docked and tethered to the International Space Station and orbits the Earth along with the station.
If a docked capsule breaks down, you must wait for a new spacecraft to replace it. Even if a new spacecraft arrives, it cannot go down to Earth immediately because of the schedule for subsequent astronauts. This is why three astronauts had to spend 370 days, 21 hours, and 22 minutes in space.
American NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokofiev (centre), and Dmitry Petelin (right) boarded the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 21 September last year./AFPBBNews =News 1 Three arrived at the International Space Station on Soyuz on September 21 last year. They were supposed to stay in space for 6 months (180 days), but their return plan was disrupted in December last year when the spacecraft capsule collided with debris floating in outer space and created a hole.
Earth quickly built and sent a new spacecraft, and the new Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on February 25, but they had to wait for subsequent astronauts to arrive.
They managed to return to Earth in about 371 days after NASA’s Loral O’Hara, Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chubb arrived at the space station on the 15th.
During this period, these three people circle the Earth 15 times a day at a speed approaching 30,000 km per hour, and the orbital flight distance reaches 253 million km.
American NASA astronaut Frank Rubio receives help from experts outside the MS-23 spacecraft after landing in Yezkazgan, Kazakhstan./AFPBBNews=News1 Rubio is a 355-day space shuttle founded by NASA’s Mark Vande Hay. This is the longest space stay in American spaceflight history.
The record for the longest single stay in space is held by cosmonaut Valery Poliakov. He spent more than 437 days on the Soviet space station Mir between January 1994 and March 1995.
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