Mixing "Progress MS-21" with a faulty thermal control system from orbit was postponed

This was reported by Roskosmos.

“After undocking from the Poisk module of the International Space Station, a survey was made of the outer surface of the Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft.

No visual damage was found," the statement said.

On February 18, the State Commission will make a decision on the further flight program of the spacecraft.

As specified, two options are being considered: its docking to the Russian node module "Prichal" to further determine the cause of the depressurization of the ship's thermal control system or deorbiting.

Earlier, the transport cargo ship undocked from the Russian segment of the ISS.

The cause of malfunctions in the thermal control system on the ship could be an external influence - for example, damage to the skin by a meteorite or space debris, said the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov.