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Beautiful_Fee1655 t1_j1bzd10 wrote
If I were stuck on the ISS, I'd be pretty worried about any Russian rescue plans at this point. The country cannot even supply its troops with warm jackets in the winter -- how could it possibly undertake something as complex as an emergency space evacuation?
newaliases t1_j1c070y wrote
Russia is just joking as they conscripted the space station crew months ago to fight in Ukraine and replaced them with poor quality, Russian-made nesting dolls versions of the crew
SsiSsiSsiSsi t1_j1c1ncg wrote
Why would anyone trust the Russians to do this? SpaceX exists, getting people on and off the station is a solved problem, the era of Russian stopgaps after the Shuttle is very over.
LocoDoge t1_j1c1oe8 wrote
Watch Elon Musk save them
craiger_123 t1_j1c2357 wrote
Astronauts..I hope it goes better than the Ukrainian War.
damnedangel t1_j1c27nf wrote
Space is neutral territory
If someone is in trouble, you do everything in your power to save them.
710AlpacaBowl t1_j1c31kd wrote
Good to know maritime laws apply in space
Bubbagumpredditor t1_j1c33s7 wrote
I mean, isn't it like a half millimeter hole? Do they have like a hose clamp?
Cycode t1_j1c3gjb wrote
> If someone is in trouble, you do everything in your power to save them.
but if "someone" would be putin or similiar people, i wouldn't give a shit about "space is neutral territory". they can help themself.
AwesomeBrainPowers t1_j1c55kf wrote
If SpaceX can do it, it’ll be the first positive thing I’m willing to say about Musk in a while.
Those are just scientists up there: If they can get home, they should get home, and I honestly don’t care who does it, if they can do it.
DecoyBacon t1_j1c67b3 wrote
Do we, the US, even have a vehicle capable of rescue at this point? With the shuttles retired, I'm not sure what our options are. Critics like to complain that the shuttles were too expensive, inefficient, so on and so forth but god damn if they werent a fantastic machine. Plus the astronauts could land the damn thing and walk off of it instead of landing in the damn ocean. Relying on Russia and god help us, SpaceX, seems kind of insane at this point, no?
LocoDoge t1_j1c69mo wrote
Elon Musk would still save them
Drostan_S t1_j1c6qjr wrote
We have SpaceX crew capsules which I'm sure could be used for a rescue, as they can be sent up remotely. We also have the SLS capsule, which while new, could potentially be fielded in an emergency for a rescue.
Tonaia t1_j1c71y5 wrote
The US has contracts with SpaceX and with Boeing. Boeing's Starliner was plagued with problems during development and will be entering service about three years late. Sierra Space's Dreamchaser (It's a mini shuttle, let's go!) will start cargo missions in 2023, and will continue to be developed to have a crewed variant sometime later in the decade, probably for when Orbital Reef becomes a thing.
You complain about SpaceX, but have they ever been a bad partner for NASA to work with?
Tonaia t1_j1c77wt wrote
Russia is preparing to swap out a Progress cargo mission with a Soyuz mission right now. They have a few months to work on the issue if it turns out the craft isn't serviceable for return.
DecoyBacon t1_j1c7f1k wrote
No issues with SpaceX yet but Musk is off-putting and unreliable at the moment. As long as he's hands off I'm a big fan of SpaceX
DecoyBacon t1_j1c7imx wrote
Also I'm not familiar with the dream chaser so I've got to look that up. What a name!
AnonymousEngineer_ t1_j1cc02c wrote
There's already a SpaceX Crew Dragon up there (C210/Endurance).
The problem is that there's only four seats in the capsule, and seven crew currently on the ISS.
Soyuz MS-22, with the cooling loop leak, was intended to be the ride home for some of the current ISS crew.
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warfoo09 t1_j1cp9b0 wrote
Why is this getting upvoted? It's just a routine Soyuz launch which they have done multiple times since the war.
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W0-SGR t1_j1cvdns wrote
To be fair it’s unlikely the us would give all of there troops cold weather gear right when needed. We haven’t fought a cold weather war in 70+ years.
Kobrag90 t1_j1cwwrx wrote
A massive coolant leak is routine? Man Russia is an embarrassment.
warfoo09 t1_j1cxvwc wrote
They had oxygen leaks on ISS even before the war, it happens.
StainerIncognito t1_j1ddzuh wrote
Welp, fingers crossed ruzzkis!
oced2001 t1_j1dt7oa wrote
That’s bullshit. Extreme cold weather gear is standard issue to American forces.
We are currently issuing Gen III and Gen IV is in development.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Cold_Weather_Clothing_System
Ode2Jumperz t1_j1dw5kd wrote
Exactly. A family member is currently deployed in the EU. First to Poland and now Lithuania. Guess what didn't get sent over when they were deployed? We sent him thermals to make due in the meantime. The brigades gear did eventually show up but this kind of thing happens even for US troops.
flash-tractor t1_j1dyi2w wrote
The hole that caused the leak is a half millimeter wide. The ISS travels at 17,500miles per hour or 28,000 kilometers per hour. At that speed, even hitting a stationary piece of dust is devastating.
Remarkable_Soil_6727 t1_j1f4efx wrote
Its not like Putin randomly decided to attack Ukraine the day of, hes trying to finish an invasion he started in 2014 and should probably be a bit more equiped.
Beautiful_Fee1655 t1_j1fzv3j wrote
Completely wrong. "Winters in Afghanistan can be extremely harsh, with temperatures dropping to -25°C, sometimes even lower, for months at a time. The season brings heavy snowfall, though this can vary depending on location and altitude." https://www.afghanaid.org.uk/what-is-the-weather-like-in-afghanistan
Beautiful_Fee1655 t1_j1g0mpj wrote
The hole leaking O2 originated from the inside. Things like that don't just "happen".
W0-SGR t1_j1nqti3 wrote
Chris Kyle had a hard time convincing a navy supply officer that it was cold in the desert at. Apparently he didn’t get a good fleece until he came across some army troops. The army has logistics and gear but they usually arrive in combat after the marines. United States isn’t as prepared for a winter war as we we’re in the 60s.
W0-SGR t1_j1nr53i wrote
Just the facts. We invaded Iraq with woodland camouflage mop suits. Typically marines go to battle and get supplies as then arrive.
SharpieBass t1_j1bz8b3 wrote
I wouldn’t want to be the poor bastard that had to break this news to Putin!