But a strike by another tiny space object is still a possibility.
Part of the ongoing investigation is an assessment of the MS-22's flightworthiness. Roscosmos still needs to finish thermal analyses to determine how hot it will get inside the Soyuz during its Earth return, to see if it can safely carry the three spaceflyers home.
It's unclear when such work will be done, though Russian space officials have previously indicated that a decision could come by the end of the month. If Roscosmos concludes that putting astronauts on the MS-22 is too big a risk, the agency will aim to fast-track the launch of the next Soyuz. That vehicle had been scheduled to lift off in mid-March from the Russia-run
in Kazakhstan with three people aboard. Fast-tracking would involve launching it uncrewed a few weeks earlier, perhaps in late February, Montalbano said."If it's decided that it's an uncrewed Soyuz, Roscosmos would plan to return the current Soyuz on orbit and collect the data so they can use that for future evaluations," Montalbano said." , a book about the search for alien life.
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