Soyuz MS-13 Re-docks with Space Station; Soyuz MS-14 to Try Again
MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — On August, 26 the Soyuz MS-13 piloted spacecraft was successfully redocked from the Zvezda module to the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
Earlier the crew including Alexander Skvortsov, Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan transferred into the spacecraft and closed the transfer hatches. After checking the sealing and carrying out the necessary preparations the crew prepared for undocking.
At 03:35 UTC the Soyuz MS-13 detached from the ISS. After making a fly-around of the ISS, at 03:59 UTC it docked to the Poisk module. All the operations were performed by Alexander Skvortsov using the manual control system.
The freed up Zvezda module berth will be used to dock the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft, which is scheduled for August, 27 at 03:12 UTC. The spacecraft test launch took place on August, 22 with its automatic docking to the ISS called off due to technical issues.
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Oh great MS-13 is at the ISS, there goes the neighborhood.
Et tu, Andrew? I had the same thought.
Great minds think alike. 🙂
They should name that android at ISS, R2D2vich, or HALski.
Pretty soon, with AI, droids will be more intelligent than astronauts (and PAB message-posters /bloggers too). They want their rights too!