Russia previously said the liftoff would happen in March.
Roscosmos elected not to immediately upgrade the shielding on Soyuz or Progress spacecraft given that they deem the chances of micrometeoroid strike unlikely, according to Russian space enthusiast Katya Pavlushchenko, who could view the website and is fluent in Russian and English.
"According to the results of the ground experiment, the possibility of a radiator hit by space debris is considered unlikely, taking into account the direction of movement and the particle's speed, as well as the absence of possible candidates in space debris catalogs," PavlushchenkoRoscosmos had briefly considered launching the uncrewed Soyuz with a cosmonaut on board, added Pavlushchenko,"but the modification would take too long.
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