The International Space Station might be without a lifeboat for three of its crew members.
If the crew cannot fly home aboard the beleaguered craft in March 2023 as planned, the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft"can be quickly prepared for launch to replace the [damaged] Soyuz MS-22," Roscosmos officials wrote.
The Soyuz MS-23 may be flown autonomously to the space station in as little as 45 days to replace the damaged spacecraft, Russia said, although one space safety expert told Space.com they would"I don't think Soyuz can dock completely autonomously.
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