Russia's space agency said on January 11 it would launch a Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft on February 20 to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) after their original capsule sprang a coolant leak last month. The December 14 leak stemmed from a tiny puncture in the external radiator of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule that is currently docked to the ISS and was due to bring the three crew members back to Earth in March. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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