Soyuz w/ Exp-10 Delayed "5-10 days" for "docking system problem"

Technical Hitch Delays Russia Space Station Launch
Wed Sep 15, 2004 04:50 AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The launch of a Russian rocket scheduled to blast off to
the International Space Station next month has been postponed because of
problems with the docking system, Russia's space agency said on Wednesday.


Russian rockets have been the sole link to the multinational space station
since a U.S. space shuttle disintegrated on re-entry in February 2003 and
NASA grounded its space fleet.


The Soyuz spacecraft was scheduled to leave on October 9, taking a two-man
replacement crew to the station.


"We need to analyze this, and it will be postponed for five to 10 days. It
is a problem with the docking system," a spokesman for the agency said.

TASS now says a pyro bolt in the entry sep system fired
during testing, and must be replaced.

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:08:17 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:


TASS now says a pyro bolt in the entry sep system fired
during testing, and must be replaced.

Oh that's great. Terrific. What next? I give up. Free the Chicago 8

Jim Oberg a écrit dans le message :
...

TASS now says a pyro bolt in the entry sep system fired
during testing, and must be replaced.


Oops. If that's really the case, they must replace not only the pyro
cartridge and bolt, but also the whole Pyro Control Unit. It's a one-shot
unit.