Separation crisis
Will the International Space Station split up? This is a question that everyone is thinking about. According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, on March 18, local time, Russia launched the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket at the Baikonur Launch Site in Kazakhstan.
Three Russian astronauts boarded the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, docked with the dock nodal warehouse, and entered the space station, at which point the International Space Station became crowded, after all, there will be 10 astronauts working here.
Three Russian astronauts
The three Russian astronauts launched this time are Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, of which Artemyev is the third visit to the International Space Station, and Matveyev and Korsakov are the first to visit the space station.
Interchange agreements
The last time Soyuz launched three Russian astronauts was in 1998. Because the Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA have an agreement on astronaut exchange, the agreement makes it clear that at the beginning of the agreement, one of the three astronauts in each launch must be an American astronaut. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is clear that in the future, American astronauts who want to go to space can only take american rockets to enter the space station.
The space station does not decompose
So we know that since Russia has launched three astronauts into space again, what will be the fate of the International Space Station in the future? So far, only ESA has announced the cancellation of cooperation with Russia's Mars mission, but neither has responded to the space station.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has said that don't care about Rogozin, he is only occasionally controlled by anger. We will continue to cooperate with Russia on the space station to ensure the safety of the space station, and Russian astronauts will work with other astronauts on the space station.
Three Russian astronauts have already entered the space station, so the probability of crashing into international space is almost zero. But is Russia really going to carry out the task of the space station under Western sanctions? The universe thinks it's impossible, why?
Master the core technology
First of all, let's look at the technology that Russia has in hand, although the International Space Station is jointly participated by 16 member states, Russia and the United States occupy the majority. Although the United States has more money, the core technology and cabin are in the hands of Russia. Whether it is Dawn, Zvezda, Science or other modules, it is almost entirely possible to say that it has captured the lifeblood of the space station.
To put it simply, Russia is not happy, you can completely separate the International Space Station, after the Russian Federation once released a video of the disintegration of the International Space Station, this video clearly stated: the space station decomposition is very simple, as long as you dare to continue to make trouble, then we will play each other. I'm not playing with you anymore.
Even after the disintegration, then the combination of several segments of the Russian side will still form a new whole, and the core cabin has all the functions, and russian astronauts can absolutely live inside it.
This article summarizes
However, according to the components of the International Space Station, most of the Russian module is responsible for the main communications, communications, power, control, and energy, while the American module is mainly responsible for storing cargo and carrying out experiments, and the European module is also an experimental module. Therefore, the separation of the International Space Station will only have a temporary loss to Russia, and pose a huge threat to the other two. Do you think the ISS will still be separated at the end of the month?
The International Space Station (ISS) is a human habitation site in space, and it is reported that in 2025 Russia will withdraw from the space station cooperation and build its own space station. According to NASA, the International Space Station will remain in service until 2031.