Press Event
Frank Rubio Pre-Launch News Conference
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-22
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will participate in a news conference ahead his launch to the International Space Station onboard Soyuz MS-22.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-22
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 21, 2022, 1:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz MS-22 carried Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopeyev, Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft suffered a thermal control system depressurization/leak on the ISS on December 15, 2022, possibly due to micrometeor impact. It will land back on Earth without crew and will be replaced by Soyuz MS-23.
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