Thursday, January 12, 2023

Semantics in Space | US and Russian astronauts stuck waiting in space after spacecraft suffered leak

Article Title: US and Russian astronauts stuck waiting in space after spacecraft suffered damage
Snippet of Article: "... will require a new ride home after their Russian MS-22 Soyuz spacecraft sprang a leak last month. ...Wednesday, NASA and Russian space officials unveiled a plan to launch an empty Soyuz capsule to the ISS to ferry them back instead. That means the three men will spend several more months at the ISS."..."We're not calling it a rescue Soyuz," said Montalbano. "Right now, the crew is safe onboard the space station." "I'm calling it a replacement Soyuz," he said.


Source: www.usatoday.com

[tag] When is a rescue not considered a rescue? (Politics in Space), Semantics [/tag]