The fate of the space ship "Fedor" is named in the event of a new failure at the dock
The further fate of the first Russian Robot- FEDOR cosmonaut in case of repeated failure when trying to dock with the ISS of the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft. Recall that on the first attempt, the spacecraft failed to dock with the International Space Station.
Information Agency Interfax leads a statement by an expert in the field of astronautics Ivan Moiseev. Moiseev notes that it is necessary to think about a new attempt at docking, but if it is unsuccessful and if a docking failure occurs again, the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with the Fedor robot on board will have to be flooded.
In all likelihood, we are talking about flooding in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft reduced from orbit usually go.
At the moment, the resource of spacecraft engines is being discussed. In fact, we are talking about the number of attempts to dock to the station. The expert notes that the resource along with fuel from Soyuz in the current conditions will be enough for no more than a week. The role is played by the activity of its maneuvering, which is directly related to the rate of fuel consumption.
Recall that it was originally planned to work the spacecraft "Fyodor" (Skybot F-850) in aggressive environments dangerous to humans. In this case, it was planned to use the robot in a fully autonomous mode. On the site of Roscosmos, a couple of days ago, an interview was published by the executive director of promising programs and science of Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko. From the interview:
Today, Roscosmos noted that there were no security threats to the ISS crew due to an unsuccessful attempt to dock with the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft. At the same time, a new date for the attempt to dock is called - August 27.
Information Agency Interfax leads a statement by an expert in the field of astronautics Ivan Moiseev. Moiseev notes that it is necessary to think about a new attempt at docking, but if it is unsuccessful and if a docking failure occurs again, the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with the Fedor robot on board will have to be flooded.
In all likelihood, we are talking about flooding in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft reduced from orbit usually go.
At the moment, the resource of spacecraft engines is being discussed. In fact, we are talking about the number of attempts to dock to the station. The expert notes that the resource along with fuel from Soyuz in the current conditions will be enough for no more than a week. The role is played by the activity of its maneuvering, which is directly related to the rate of fuel consumption.
Recall that it was originally planned to work the spacecraft "Fyodor" (Skybot F-850) in aggressive environments dangerous to humans. In this case, it was planned to use the robot in a fully autonomous mode. On the site of Roscosmos, a couple of days ago, an interview was published by the executive director of promising programs and science of Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko. From the interview:
We developed a script for typical operations with Skybot F-850, which it will execute in the copy control mode. These are operations with a screwdriver, with keys, with electrical connectors. These exercises will allow you to demonstrate that fine motor skills, which the robot is provided at the highest level. There are several interesting “tricks” in the Fedor program on the ISS, but we will reveal them a bit later.
Today, Roscosmos noted that there were no security threats to the ISS crew due to an unsuccessful attempt to dock with the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft. At the same time, a new date for the attempt to dock is called - August 27.
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