Those plans currently call for securing the Soyuz crew inside the cargo area of the Crew-5 Dragon capsule, but talks are still ongoing, he added. Montalbano said NASA and SpaceX have been working on contingency plans in case the stranded Soyuz MS-22 crew needs to return to Earth before their new Soyuz MS-23 ship arrives. Failed spacesuit pump aborts planned Russian spacewalk at space station The International Space Station: Facts, history and tracking Meteoroid strike may have caused Soyuz spacecraft leak, Russian state news reports A ripple effect is likely as NASA and Russia rearrange launch schedules. Meanwhile, NASA is weighing potential delays to its Crew-6 astronaut launch on a SpaceX Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket, currently targeting Feb. "I may have to fly some more ice cream to reward them," Montalbano added. If they go earlier, and that launch date moves up earlier, then they're prepared to come home earlier. "They're prepared to stay until the September launch date if that's the case. "The awesome thing about our crews is they're willing to help wherever we ask." Montalbano said. Krikalev said that the delayed return will add at least several more months to the crew's original six-month mission, which launched in September 2022, and that they could face the potential of a nearly yearlong flight while awaiting their relief crew's launch. That crew will now have to wait for yet another new Soyuz, MS-24, to be completed. Their mission will be extended by months because their Soyuz MS-23 was originally slated to deliver a new crew to the station in March. Rubio and his crewmates will now return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23, but exactly when is not yet known. Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina inspects the leaking Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft (right) with the European Robotic Arm on the International Space Station on Dec. "The temperatures in those areas would not be healthy for the crew," Montalbano added. A Soyuz return trip to Earth takes at least six hours and can take longer. Krikalev added that humidity levels would also soar in the confined space of the capsule. The temperatures inside the Soyuz could reach up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) during a return trip to Earth, Montalbano said. "Because we lost heat rejection capability on Soyuz, in case we have crew inside and we have all equipment switched on, we may have a high-temperature situation on Soyuz in the equipment compartment and crew compartment." "The main problem to land with the current Soyuz would be thermal conditions," Sergei Krikalev, a veteran Russian cosmonaut and Roscosmos' executive director for human spaceflight systems, said during the news conference. That left its crew without a lifeboat in case of an emergency, since the currently docked SpaceX Dragon capsule was designed to hold only its four Crew-5 mission astronauts, not seven people. 14, which was captured in dramatic video by station cameras, meant the Soyuz MS-22 is unable to keep its crew capsule and systems cool enough for safe operation.
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