# International Space Station Air Leak: Report for Middle School Drama Production

## Overview
The International Space Station (ISS) has experienced several air leak incidents over the years, with one particularly notable event occurring in 2020 that presented both a challenge to the crew and an opportunity for creative problem-solving in space.

## When the Leak Was Detected
In August 2020, the ISS began losing approximately one kilogram of air per day, which indicated a significant air leak.

The crew members from various countries were temporarily isolated in the Russian module "Zvezda" while they searched for the source of the leak throughout the station.

After four days of searching other areas without success, it became clear that the breach was located within the Zvezda module itself.

## Potential Causes of the Leak
The documents suggest several possible causes for the air leak:
- Collision with space debris, which is abundant in near-Earth space
- Sealants coming off the station walls that normally prevent oxygen from escaping
- General aging of the station's components (the Zvezda module had been in space for over 20 years at the time)

## How the Leak Was Fixed
The resolution of this incident involved remarkable ingenuity from the crew:

1.

**Discovery Method**: Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin devised an unconventional way to locate the tiny crack.

He set up several cameras in the module and opened a tea bag.

The crew observed that tea leaves began slowly moving toward one of the metal walls, following the air current escaping through the crack.

This clever approach helped them pinpoint the exact location of the breach.

**Temporary Fix**: Initially, the crew sealed the crack with tape as a temporary measure.

**Permanent Solution**: After receiving permission from mission control, they used a drill and sealant to make a more permanent repair to the crack.

## Impact and Significance
According to the documents, this creative solution using a simple tea bag reporte

# International Space Station Air Leak: Report for Middle School Drama Production

## Overview
The International Space Station (ISS) has experienced several air leak incidents over the years, with one particularly notable event occurring in 2020 that presented both a challenge to the crew and an opportunity for creative problem-solving in space.

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Leak of coolant occurred on docked to the ISS ship "Progress MS-21"
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On the Progress MS-21 spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station, a coolant leak of the thermal control system occurred.
On Saturday, February 11, said Executive Director of the state Corporation “Roscosmos ” for manned space programs Sergey Krikalev.
On the cargo ship, which has been docked to the station for several months, there was a leak of coolant from the thermal control system.
The situation is somewhat similar to what happened to us with the ship (Soyuz MS-22 – approx.
In the middle of December, he said.
According to Krikalev, now the main task of the corporation is to conduct a leak analysis.
This is necessary for the next launches of ships.
Upon completion of the work, experts will determine the problem, which will avoid its recurrence in the future, reports the official Telegram channel of Roscosmos.
About the problems with Progress MS-21 earlier reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The cargo ship is due to complete its flight as part of the ISS on February 18, but a depressurization occurred in its contour.
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Russia plans to launch another Soyuz rocket on Feb. 20 to bring three astronauts back to Earth from the International Space Station because of a coolant leak before their capsule.
Reuters reported on Wednesday (January 11) that the Russian space agency said that Soyuz "MS-23" will go to the International Space Station in unmanned mode, and three astronauts will return to Earth on the spacecraft.
One of the astronauts was an American.
It is understood that the radiator pipe of the cooling system was damaged after the meteorite hit, and there were "holes less than 1 millimeter in diameter".
Damage to the cooling system disrupted activity on the Russian International Space Station, forcing astronauts to pause their spacewalks.
Since the leaking capsule is the lifeboat of the astronauts, it has caused concern.
The U.S. aviation agency says it is exploring the use of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to bring astronauts back to Earth in case Russia is unable to launch another Soyuz.
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Content: How did a bag of tea help astronauts save $150 billion?
How did a bag of tea help astronauts save $150 billion?
A few years ago, a torn bag helped save the ISS
The International Space Station was built in 1998 for $150 billion.
Every year, another 3-4 billion dollars are spent to maintain its operability, but the design is already very old and needs repair more and more often.
For example, in August 2020, a pressure drop was recorded aboard the space station, which is a sign of an air leak.
All astronauts and cosmonauts on board were isolated in the Russian Zvezda module.
After some time, it was found out that the air-permeable crack was in the module in which the entire crew temporarily settled.
One of the Russian cosmonauts was able to quickly find the place of leakage with the help of a usual tea bag.
Oxygen on the ISS
According to the India Times, the space station loses about 250 grams of oxygen every day and this is normal - it is difficult to achieve complete tightness.
In the event of an acute shortage of oxygen, it is delivered by cargo ships, but is most often produced directly at the station.
In the second case, members of the ISS use electrolysis - an electric current is passed through the water, as a result of which oxygen appears.
To do this, on board there is a life support system ECLSS, which not only monitors the operation of the station, but also provides people with access to water, protects against fires and so on.
ECLSS technical director Robyn Carrasquillo once praised Russia for using a way to extract moisture from the air, even in the old Salyut and Mir spacecraft.
ECLSS system
Oxygen leakage to the ISS
In August 2020, the space station began to lose about a kilogram of air per day.
The situation was serious, but the lives of the ISS crew were not threatened.
Astronauts from different countries temporarily began to live in the Russian module “Zvezda ” and for four days searched for a leak in other parts of the station.
The search did not give any results, so it became clear that the gap is in the Zvezda module launched more than 20 years ago.
The leak could have occurred for various reasons, for example, due to the collision of the ISS with space debris, which is a lot in near-Earth space.
Also, it was not excluded that seals simply peeled off from the walls of the station, which just do not allow oxygen to leak.
ISS module "Zvezda"
Search for the place of oxygen leakage
An unusual way to find the leak was found by cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin.
He installed several cameras in the module and opened the tea bag.
After some time, the ISS members noticed that the tea leaves began to move slowly towards one of the metal walls of the module.
After studying the trajectory of the leaves, the space crew quickly found the crack formed on the ISS.
First, they taped this place with tape, and then got permission to use a drill and sealant.
It is known that thanks to the trick with a package of tea, the astronauts managed to save about 150 billion dollars.
Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin
The International Space Station is aging and will one day become completely unusable – that ’ s a fact.
New cracks were discovered even in 2021.
Especially there are many of them in the Russian module “Zarya ”, which was launched into space in 1998 and today is the oldest part of the station.
More recently, Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, announced his concerns about the safety of the station.
It is especially frightening that the station is planned to be used even after 2025.
In theory, the use of the old station could cause a terrible disaster.
ISS module "Zarya"
Finally, I note that to replace the old module "Dawn" it was planned to send the module "Science".
But it became an independent module and docked to the ISS in July 2021.
The docking was far from perfect - the module deployed the station at 45 degrees.
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The Russian Zvezda module, which is one of the modules of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, could be permanently isolated due to air leakage.
This was reported by NASA Director for the ISS Robin Gatens, reports “Interfax ”.
She said that the situation with the module does not yet pose a serious threat to the ISS, but in the worst case, is considering the option of complete isolation of the “Star ”.
According to Gatens, NASA and Roscosmos are working together to eliminate air leakage in the module, but due to the small size of the crack, it is difficult to detect detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools.
In turn, Roscosmos said that the concern of their colleagues on the ISS “is not justified and is surprising. ”
According to the Russian Ministry, the cosmonauts found the site of the leak at the end of last month.
They promise to fix the problem when the Progress cargo ship delivers materials to the ISS.
Note that in the Russian segment of the space station repeatedly there were problems and other problems.
For the first time, an air leak in one of the modules was detected in September 2019, in October 2020, a crack was detected in the camera of the Zvezda module.
Recall that earlier it was reported that at the end of July 2021, after docking the Russian module “Science ” to the International space station, it turned on the engines, because of which the station began to move chaotically and for a time lost control over the orientation of the ISS.
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International Space Station (ISS).
ISS) is a manned orbital station used as a multi-purpose space research complex; it is operated from the end of 1998 to the present (the countries agreed to operate through 2024 inclusive, the extension of the period of operation to 2028, 2030 is being considered).
The ISS is a joint international project involving 14 countries: Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada and members of the European Space Agency Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Switzerland, Sweden (originally the participants were Brazil and the United Kingdom).
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The European Columbus and Japanese Kibo modules are controlled by the European Space Agency (Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Tsukuba).
There is a constant exchange of information between the centers.
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## When the Leak Was Detected
In August 2020, the ISS began losing approximately one kilogram of air per day, which indicated a significant air leak.

The crew members from various countries were temporarily isolated in the Russian module "Zvezda" while they searched for the source of the leak throughout the station.

After four days of searching other areas without success, it became clear that the breach was located within the Zvezda module itself.

## Potential Causes of the Leak
The documents suggest several possible causes for the air leak:
- Collision with space debris, which is abundant in near-Earth space
- Sealants coming off the station walls that normally prevent oxygen from escaping
- General aging of the station's components (the Zvezda module had been in space for over 20 years at the time)

## How the Leak Was Fixed
The resolution of this incident involved remarkable ingenuity from the crew:

1.

**Discovery Method**: Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin devised an unconventional way to locate the tiny crack.

He set up several cameras in the module and opened a tea bag.

The crew observed that tea leaves began slowly moving toward one of the metal walls, following the air current escaping through the crack.

This clever approach helped them pinpoint the exact location of the breach.

**Temporary Fix**: Initially, the crew sealed the crack with tape as a temporary measure.

**Permanent Solution**: After receiving permission from mission control, they used a drill and sealant to make a more permanent repair to the crack.

## Impact and Significance
According to the documents, this creative solution using a simple tea bag reporte


# International Space Station Air Leak Report

## Introduction
This report provides factual information about the air leak incident at the International Space Station (ISS) to help ground your middle school drama troupe's performance.

While you may choose to add science fiction elements, these facts will serve as a solid foundation for your dramatized retelling.

## When the Leak Was Detected
The air leak was detected in the Russian "Zvezda" module of the ISS.

According to the available information:

- In March 2021, Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov conducted repairs on the Zvezda module where they discovered a crack and several possible locations where air was escaping.

- By December 2021, cosmonauts had pinpointed the exact location of the leak.

- The situation was still being monitored in January 2022, when NASA's ISS director Robin Gatens mentioned that while the leak wasn't considered a serious threat at that time, they were considering the possibility of permanently isolating the Zvezda module if the situation worsened.

## What Might Have Led to the Leak
The documents indicate that:

- The leak was caused by a small crack in the Zvezda module.

- The crack was particularly difficult to detect with standard equipment, including detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools, due to its small size.

- The exact cause of the crack isn't specified in the available documents, but it was part of several "new problems" discovered in the Russian segment of the ISS by cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.

## Whether and How It Was Fixed
The repair process involved several stages:

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Initial repairs in March 2021: Russian cosmonauts sealed the cracks they found, which resulted in the air leak decreasing by three times.

Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner reported this improvement.

Ongoing monitoring and collaboration: As of January 2022, NASA and Roscosmos were working together to completely fix the leak.

The two space agencies were jointly addressing the issue despite some differences in their assessment of the situation's severity.

Planned final repair: Roscosmos stated that they planned to completely fix the problem when a Progress cargo ship delivered the necessary materials to the ISS.

The Russian space agency appeared confident in their ability to resolve the issue, describing NASA's concerns as "unfounded and surprising.

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## Conclusion
The ISS air leak was a real technical challenge that required international cooperation to resolve.

The incident involved a small but persistent crack in the Russian Zvezda module that was difficult to detect and repair.

While initial repairs reduced the leak significantly, complete resolution required additional materials delivered by a cargo spacecraft.

This factual account provides numerous dramatic elements for your performance: the tension of a potentially dangerous situation in space, the challenge of locating a tiny crack in a massive structure, the international cooperation between space agencies, and the ingenuity of the astronauts and cosmonauts working to solve the problem.

# International Space Station Air Leak Report

## Introduction
This report provides factual information about the air leak incident at the International Space Station (ISS) to help ground your middle school drama troupe's performance.

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Technology: Boeing scandal leaves NASA astronauts stranded in space
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Its Starliner spacecraft, which carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) last week, is unable to separate after discovering several faults in the vehicle.
The astronauts were due to return yesterday, but that was postponed until June 22, as Boeing and NASA seek to solve the problems, leaving the astronauts stuck until then.
Experts said NASA may have to launch a rescue mission that would be a very embarrassing blow to beleaguered Boeing, which is grappling with a series of problems plaguing its commercial planes.
A Boeing spokesperson said, “The NASA and Boeing Starliner Integrated Mission Management Team monitors the overall health of the spacecraft and adheres to our mission flight rules. ”
These problems, which Boeing's commercial planes constantly face, including air turbulence, mechanical problems and tail collisions, have cost the company at least $3 billion.
NASA has awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to build the Starliner as a vehicle to transport astronauts to the International Space Station.
NASA and Boeing said in a statement: "The extra time allows the team to finalize departure planning and operations while the spacecraft remains ready for crew emergency return scenarios within flight rules."
But the problems facing the spacecraft are raising concerns among experts who fear the astronauts will remain stuck on the International Space Station until a rescue mission is sent.
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A damaged Russian cargo ship broke away from the International Space Station four months later and will burn over the Pacific Ocean.
The Progress 82 cargo ship, which docked at the International Space Station in October, had a leak that caused pressure to drop in the cooling system.
The spacecraft carried about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for Russian astronauts on the International Space Station in October.
After the breakup on Friday, astronauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin were able to take pictures of the damage to the outer part of the spacecraft, according to NASA.
The ship will burn with the waste it carries over the Pacific Ocean after entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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“Burn, men! ”: how to extinguish the space station“ Mir ”
25 years ago there was a fire on the Russian space station “Mir ”
On February 23, 1997, a fire broke out at the Russian Mir station, which began with the ignition of an oxygen bomb to regenerate the atmosphere.
At the station at that time there were six people from two international crews, two Soyuz TM ships were docked, which in principle allowed to evacuate all people, but one of the Soyuz was behind the fire and heavily smoky.
The crew had to put on gas masks and proceed to rescue the station.
The fire was extinguished before the situation finally got out of control, but for some time after the incident, everyone had to wear respirators.
25 years ago, a fire broke out at the Mir station, threatening the lives of six people who were in space at that time — four Russian cosmonauts, one German and one American astronaut.
The fire was eliminated, but it became a prologue to a series of emergency situations, which eventually forced to say goodbye to the Russian space station, remove it from orbit in the spring of 2001 and begin the construction of the international station ISS.
Nevertheless, the heroic actions of the Russian crew and especially the commanders of the two expeditions - Valery Korzun and Vasily Tsibliev - allowed the Mir to work for another four years.
Details of what was happening then on board the station became known in 2006, when Channel One shot a documentary about the 23rd international expedition called “Nowhere to Run.
"Fire in the Space Station".
February 23, 1997 on the "Mir", as well as in Russia as a whole, celebrated the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland, however, it is alleged that the celebration in space was exclusively alcohol-free and subsequent events with this festive relaxation are not connected in any way.
On board the station, the shift continued - the crew of the 22nd expedition, consisting of Valery Korzun, Alexander Kaleri (they flew on the Mir for six months) and American Jerry Michael Linenger, who only in January arrived on the Atlantis shuttle and worked then until the end of May, was replaced by the 23rd expedition: Vasily Tsibliev and Alexander Lazutki who had arrived two weeks earlier.
German astronaut Reinhold Ewald also visited the Russian station with a short visit.
The incident itself erupted — literally — before dinner, when the astronauts said goodbye to the ground services and wished them good night.
Alexander Lazutkin inserted another block into the pipe of the installation for burning oxygen bombs, started the process, but when he turned away, he heard some uncharacteristic sounds, and immediately after that began to smolder the fabric on the bag with the filter put on the vent of the “gun ”.
After a short stupor, the cosmonaut realized that there was an unforeseen situation, but the first to voice all this, according to Vasily Tsibliev, the German Reinhold Ewald, who said: "Burn, men!"
The need for the use of oxygen bombs arose among the crew due to the fact that there were six people on board the Mir.
The usual composition of the atmosphere at the station was maintained with the help of a special installation that extracted oxygen from the water and blew off the unnecessary hydrogen produced at the same time, but all this was enough only for a crew of three people, and when the number of people at the station exceeded, oxygen bombs began to burn - a checker per day per person.
After a short hitch, the astronauts began to pour the fire from the fire extinguishers, but it was not so simple.
Fire extinguishers worked in two modes - foam and liquid.
The foam was immediately thrown away by a powerful stream of oxygen coming out of the installation, and the liquid that fell on the hot metal gave a large amount of steam and smoke.
A solid gray veil dragged everything before the eyes of the astronauts, and already at a distance of a meter nothing was visible.
New fire extinguishers they pulled from the panels in other compartments of the station and passed along the chain.
“I come back with a fire extinguisher and see this picture: a solid gray shroud, and against the background of this gray shroud Valera extinguishes the fire extinguisher, hangs in the air; he was already in shorts, and from there a bright crimson flame, ” Alexander Lazutkin recalled later.
Valery Korzun, who extinguished the fire, also suffered from his negligence: “During extinguishing I touched the generator with my finger and received a burn, small, the size of less than a penny coin, such a burn of the first degree, a blister, it was not so critical. ”
The danger, among other things, was that the flame, fueled by oxygen, struck directly into the wall of the station, consisting of very thin and fusible aluminum with a thickness of only one and a half millimeters.
Within minutes of such a fire, the wall could not withstand, burn out and melt, and the depressurization of the station threatened a sharp drop in pressure, from which blood boils in the veins.
It was not possible to calculate in advance how many seconds the air would go into the resulting hole, the instructions on this matter were silent, besides, hundreds of cables were laid on the walls of the station, and Korzun and Tsibliev were already beginning to notice that the insulation on them had melted and burned.
This also threatened imminent closures: already melted some of the aluminum parts of the panels that surrounded the ill-fated oxygen generator.
It was necessary to think about the evacuation from the station.
At that time, two Soyuz TM were docked to the “Mir ” at opposite ends of the station, each of them had three places, so that all six who were at the station could, in principle, be saved.
However, one of the "Unions" was docked just behind the fire and managed to fill with poisonous smoke.
“I fly into the ship, open the hatch and see that the ship is in smoke, and, probably, I was afraid for the second time, I realized that, in principle, we can die due to the fact that we have smoke nowhere to go, ” Lazutkin said.
A normal human reaction!
And then, when I felt that you could not open the window, immediately the whole world around you shrunk to the size of a small station. ”
The astronauts tried to use the lights, but still did not see anything in the smoke at arm ’ s length – everything was covered with carbon monoxide smoke, there was nothing to breathe.
Tsibliev gave the order to urgently put on special gas masks, which themselves produced oxygen for breathing, but their work was enough for only two hours, during which it was necessary to have time to find some final solution.
The most panicked was Jerry Linenger, a U.S. Navy medical officer, who demanded an immediate evacuation.
Korzun sent him to the far end of the station and gave the task to prepare a resuscitation station, selecting appropriate medications that can help with carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide poisoning.
This was done, according to Korzun, rather in order to distract the American.
On Earth, meanwhile, the fire was not immediately known, since normal communication with the station was possible only when the "Mir" was over the territory of Russia - then radio sessions with the MCC were organized, lasting 10-20 minutes.
One revolution around the Earth station made in an hour and a half, and the fire occurred just during radio silence and flight over the Pacific Ocean.
NASA allowed the use of its communications points located in the United States, but this system was still poorly adjusted and often gave only one-way communication - astronauts could thus only transfer something to Earth.
Nevertheless, the report of the fire was accepted, and all possible specialists were called to the MCC, who began to work out recommendations for rescue.
When the oxygen in the gas masks was already running out, the smoke had not yet had time to dissipate, and Korzun and Tsibliev were still forced to decide to switch to breathing through respirators, which for a long time then were not removed - even during sleep.
"Isolation...
Well, you know how it smells, this smell haunted us then for many years, after it all ended, ” admitted Vasily Tsibliev.
The smoke at the Mir station dissipated by the morning of February 24, breathing there became more or less safe, and the Russian MCC concluded that the operation of the station can still continue.
On March 2, Korzun, Kaleri and Ewald were returned to Earth, leaving Tsibliev, Lazutkin and the American Linenger on Mir.
However, soon after this, a series of new breakdowns and long-term work to eliminate them began at the station.
At first, the same unit for the production of oxygen "Electron" broke down, which decomposed water into oxygen and hydrogen and provided the renewal of the atmosphere at the station in normal mode.
The astronauts turned on the backup system, but it also failed the next day.
In the end, it was necessary to burn those oxygen bombs, from one of which the described fire began.
Experts on Earth concluded that the fire then arose still due to a single defect of the device, and the checkers in general are not dangerous, but when connecting the next checkers, it was recommended to keep the fire extinguisher ready.
Then the Russian cosmonauts and the American astronaut began to be very concerned about the increase in temperature at the station, which eventually reached in some compartments + 48 ° C.
I had to take off my underwear like in a steam room.
A high degree of humidity at the same time led to the fact that the condensate dropped poured into the boxes with equipment, threatening closures.
The toilet did not work properly.
There was a problem with the leakage of a poisonous cooling colorless liquid that had no smell - ethylene glycol circulating through thin tubes under the lining of all modules of the "World".
Tsibliev and Lazutkin, having abandoned all the planned experiments, searched for all these leaks for a long time, eventually found and eliminated.
Until that time, the recommendations of the MCC were as follows: “We breathe less, we do not engage in physical education at all. ”
NASA at this time demanded that Russia either immediately solve all technical problems on Mir, or curtail all programs and return its astronaut to Earth.
And until that moment, Linenger, not paying attention to the efforts of the Russian cosmonauts, was obliged to conduct the planned experiments, which greatly offended the Russians who felt themselves as some plumbers at the hotel guest.
When all the problems seemed to have been eliminated, and the cargo ship Progress M34, which arrived on April 6 to Mir, delivered the necessary additional equipment, NASA nevertheless decided to continue joint expeditions with the Russians and sent the same Atlantis shuttle to Mir on May 15, which docked to the station on May 17.
The crew of Atlantis consisted of seven people and stayed in space for 9 days.
Charles Precourt commanded them, and besides him on board were the pilot Eileen Collins, Carlos Noriega, Edward Lou, the Frenchman Jean-François Clervois, the Russian Elena Kondakova and Michael Colin Foul, who finally replaced Linenger as part of a permanent expedition with Tsibliev and Lazutkin.
About the new American in the memories, they speak much better than about the previous one, who panicked in the fire and did not provide any assistance in the repair work.
Michael Foul, despite the forbidding instructions, still helped the Russians in everything.
Nevertheless, it was with this composition of the 23rd expedition of the Mir station that decisive damage was inflicted, from which it has not recovered.
This happened during a rather dubious, according to some experts, experiment - manual docking - that is, docking in teleoperator mode with the Progress M34 cargo ship on June 25, 1997.
At the same time, the station itself was also outside the zone of radio visibility with the MCC.
This “experiment ” was designed to save money spent on the operation of an extremely expensive automatic docking module produced by Ukraine – worth about $2 million.
Crew commander Vasily Tsibliev, who controlled the manipulator, for some reason failed to cope with this task, and the 6-ton ship crashed into the Spektr module at a speed of 10 km / h.
At the same time, the solar panels were crumpled and the station body was depressurized.
Inside, the pressure dropped sharply, it became even impossible to talk, the astronauts were preparing for evacuation, but in the last minutes they still managed to undock the thick electrical cables stretched into the Spectrum, seal the hatch into this compartment and thereby save the station for years to come.
This was the largest accident on the "World" in its entire 11-year history, not even comparable to a fire.
In informal conversations, representatives of the MCC (and even the President of the country Boris Yeltsin in public) blamed the “human factor ” – that is, the astronauts themselves.
However, Tsibliev refused to be a “shooter ” and actually accused the MCC of incompetence, dropping at some point even the following phrase:“ Many on Earth clearly wanted us to return corpses, ” as Kommersant wrote at the time.
Tsibliev was going to be heavily fined, but as a result, all members of the crew of the 23rd expedition were still presented for state awards: Lazutkin received the title of Hero of Russia, and Tsibliev received the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of III degree.
The hero of the Russian Federation Tsibliev became on January 14, 1994 for the previous flight into space.
On August 7, 1997, another expedition consisting of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov flew to Mir, and on August 14, Tsibliev and Lazutkin, returning to Soyuz on Earth, faced their final accident when their soft landing engines did not work - the meeting with the planet was very rough, it was comparable to congestion in a car accident.
Probably due to all these traumatic events and inhalation of toxic substances on the station, both Tsibliev, Lazutkin, and Linenger lost their health and did not fly into space anymore, having dropped out of the cosmonaut squads.
Tsibliev did not pass the next medical commission and in 2003 headed the cosmonaut training center.
Lazutkin, already appointed to the crew of the 14th expedition to the ISS, during training in the United States suddenly felt bad, doctors noted the obstruction of a number of heart vessels.
Linenger retired from NASA's astronaut corps in January 1998.
And on March 23, 2001, after 15 years of operation, the Mir was removed from orbit and sunk in the Pacific Ocean.
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Russia ’ s spacewalk was canceled at the last minute on Wednesday night when a spacecraft attached to the International Space Station detected an unexpectedly large leak.
Cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petlin were in spacesuits with a sealed airlock when air traffic controllers told them to prepare to investigate a leak in the Soyuz spacecraft.
The spacewalk was subsequently canceled shortly before 22: 00 ET (03: 00 UTC on Thursday).
The leak appears to have originated from an external cooling circuit located at the back of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft.
Public relations officer Rob Navias, commenting on the spacewalk for NASA television, described the spacecraft as "quite dramatic."
In the video of coolant leakage, you can see that particles are constantly pouring out of the Soyuz, which is a pretty cool spectacle.
None of the space station crew were in danger, including Prokopyev and Petlin, their fellow astronaut Anna Kikina; NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada; and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.
The leak occurred outside the station, not inside the orbiting lab.
However, the leak raises questions about the viability of the Soyuz spacecraft, the return flight to Earth by Prokopiev, Betlin and Frank Rubio from NASA.
They went to the space station again in September aboard the Soyuz spacecraft and are scheduled to return to Earth next spring.
Three hours later, Monday night, the leak was still going on and was not going to diminish.
Soyuz is a very tough spacecraft, so it is likely that this will not affect its ability to separate from the space station and return to Earth.
However, if Russian engineers — and engineers from NASA, given Rubio will be on board — determine that the problem exists, a new Soyuz will need to be delivered to the station.
Soyuz ships can be launched and docked independently.
However, this would mean that until the new spacecraft arrives, the three crew members will not have a rescue ship.
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The other four astronauts arrived aboard the station on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in October.
This ship cannot accommodate seven people to return to Earth.
Given the duration of the spill, NASA likely also had concerns about the impact of all this ammonia on the surface of the space station and other docked vehicles.
Most of the ammonia is likely to evaporate from the surface of the device over time, but that will certainly complicate operations as the U.S. space agency works on its own spacewalk on Dec. 19 to install new solar panels.

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The Starliner will remain docked to the International Space Station (ISS) until at least July 2, about a week after the previously announced target date of June 26, and the extra time will allow Boeing and NASA more time to assess many of the issues that have arisen with the vehicle.
Steve Stitch, NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager, said in an update: "We take our time and follow our standard mission management team process.
"We are allowing data to drive our decision-making regarding the management of small leaks in the helium system and the propulsion performance we observed during the rendezvous and docking."
The current Starliner mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), sent NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams to the International Space Station, and the CFT was launched on June 5 and arrived at the orbital laboratory the next day.
While chasing the ISS, Starliner ran into problems with five of 28 impulse control systems (RCS), and four of them were eventually brought back online.
In addition, CFT team members observed five small helium leaks in the Starliner propulsion system, one of which was spotted before launch but was not considered a serious problem, and four appeared after the capsule was launched from its United Launch Alliance Atlas V.
Starliner was initially scheduled to spend about a week at the ISS on this cruise, but on June 9 NASA and Boeing announced that the departure date had been postponed to no later than June 18, to accommodate NASA's planned June 13 flight at the ISS and to allow more time for Starliner's inspection.
Then, on Tuesday, June 18, the scheduled departure date was again changed to June 26, and the logic was similar: the extra time would allow for a more detailed assessment of helium leaks and RCS control system issues, there was still a spacewalk to accommodate it, and the planned June 13 flight was moved to June 24, after one of the designated astronauts felt uncomfortable with his suit.
NASA plans to do another spacewalk on July 2, agency officials said in an update, and also wants that activity to take place before Starliner returns to Earth.
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New problems have been identified in the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
They were discovered by cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said.
“I already know, I know that you seem to have found some problems, and you know how to cure them, ” the head of the state corporation said during a conversation with members of the ISS crew.
Rogozin expressed hope that the astronauts will be able to eliminate the problems on the station.
Recall that in March of this year, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov carried out repairs on the housing of the Zvezda module, where a crack and several possible places of leakage were found.
Later, cosmonaut Ivan Wagner said that air leakage after sealing the cracks decreased three times.
Astronaut Pavel Vinogradov told kp.ru about the main causes of cracks in the body of the ISS.

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Astronaut of the International Space Station in the helmet got water – NASA suspended spacewalks during the investigation
During the last spacewalk from the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS) on March 23, with the participation of NASA astronaut Raja Chari and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer, the latter had an emergency.
At the end of the nearly seven-hour exit, he reported that liquid from the cooling system had accumulated inside his helmet.
Although a thin layer of water with a diameter of 20 to 25 centimeters did not pose an immediate threat to him, this may indicate problems with spacesuits.
At a May 12 meeting of NASA ’ s Aerospace Safety Advisory Group (ASAP), Susan Helms, a former astronaut, said the agency “forbids ” entry / exit into outer space during an ongoing investigation into the incident.
This was reported by SpaceNews.
“NASA is assessing the risk of aging spacesuits.
EMUs are not currently being used for planned spacewalks pending the results of the investigation, ” she said.
The Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU, is a spacesuit used by NASA astronauts for spacewalks.
At a May 17 briefing on the upcoming flight tests of the Boeing CST-100 without a crew, Dana Weigel, deputy program manager of the ISS at NASA, confirmed a temporary ban on planned spacewalks.
At the moment, the investigation has found no signs of leaking at the helmet.
According to her, the spacesuit itself will not be studied in detail until it gets to Earth.
NASA plans to pick up the spacesuit from the ISS during the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission, which is scheduled for early June.
Weigel added that NASA will consider the possibility of “unforeseen ” spacewalks.
Therefore, the Crew-4 mission delivered several moisture-absorbing pads to be placed inside the helmet.
Another 16 will be delivered as part of the Starliner mission.
The March incident was not as serious as it was in 2013.
Then water leaked into the helmet of ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at the very beginning of his spacewalk.
He was able to safely return to the airlock, but during this time the helmet accumulated about one and a half liters of water, which made it difficult for him to breathe.
Water leaks occur periodically for many years.
Weigel believes that this is an eloquent sign that the life of the EMU ten years ago is coming to an end.
Costume replacement has been a problem for a long time.
NASA is focused on a new spacesuit called xEMU for lunar missions Artemis and has proposed measures to extend the life of current spacesuits on the ISS until 2028.
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft flew to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Thursday night, aiming to bring back two Russian and an American astronauts stranded at the station due to a leak.
The MS-23 relief vehicle took off from the unmanned Baikonur cosmodrome, according to scenes shown by the Russian space agencies Roscosmos and the United States' NASA.
Roscosmos confirmed in a statement that the spacecraft ’ s take-off and placement in orbit was “presumably pleasant ” and said docking with the International Space Station was expected to take place on February 26 at 01: 01 GMT.
The spacecraft was initially scheduled to take off in mid-March to take three more astronauts to the International Space Station.
However, the spacecraft was launched empty to bring back Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Bitlin, and American Frank Rubio.
With no crew to replace them, their mission was extended until September, when they were due to return at the end of March.
By the end of the mission, they will have spent about a year in space, rather than a period that usually lasts only six months.
At the end of September 2022, the two Russian cosmonauts and the American astronaut took off aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft.
The vehicles in which astronauts arrive usually remain moored on the International Space Station for the duration of their mission, to be used as a relief vehicle in case they have to withdraw as a result of an emergency they may encounter.
The crew returns to Earth in the same vehicle.
But in December, the Soyuz MS-22 was hit by a massive leak of coolant, which Moscow said was caused by a collision with a small meteorite.
Roscosmos decided to send the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to return the crew in September.
Soyuz MS-22 is scheduled to be returned to Earth at the end of next month with no astronauts on board.
A similar leak in mid-February hit another Russian cargo ship, Progress MS21, which had been moored on the International Space Station since October and was returned to Earth last week.
Roscosmos said Tuesday that an "external collision" had caused the leak.
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The incident with the ISS was caused by an incorrect procedure on Earth
The reason for the fact that the international space station (ISS) turned 57 degrees when testing the engines of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, was an incorrect ground procedure, RIA Novosti reported, citing negotiations between the crew and the Earth.
“The status of parsing [the cause of] the loss of orientation this morning.
Moscow is looking for a problem that is related to an incorrect procedure on Earth, not a technical problem.
They continue to prepare for the undocking of the Soyuz according to plan, ” a specialist at the Houston Mission Control Center told the astronauts.
On Friday, October 15, the ISS tested the engines of the docked Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft - on which Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko should return to Earth in two days.
During testing, an emergency situation occurred - the station lost its orientation in space, turned on the spot.
The accident was quickly corrected from the MCC and now neither the crew nor the station itself is threatened.
Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a specialist of the Mission Control Center near Moscow, noted that an emergency message about the loss of orientation came from the American segment of the ISS.
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The Russian Zvezda module, which is one of the modules of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, could be permanently isolated due to air leakage.
This was reported by NASA Director for the ISS Robin Gatens, reports “Interfax ”.
She said that the situation with the module does not yet pose a serious threat to the ISS, but in the worst case, is considering the option of complete isolation of the “Star ”.
According to Gatens, NASA and Roscosmos are working together to eliminate air leakage in the module, but due to the small size of the crack, it is difficult to detect detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools.
In turn, Roscosmos said that the concern of their colleagues on the ISS “is not justified and is surprising. ”
According to the Russian Ministry, the cosmonauts found the site of the leak at the end of last month.
They promise to fix the problem when the Progress cargo ship delivers materials to the ISS.
Note that in the Russian segment of the space station repeatedly there were problems and other problems.
For the first time, an air leak in one of the modules was detected in September 2019, in October 2020, a crack was detected in the camera of the Zvezda module.
Recall that earlier it was reported that at the end of July 2021, after docking the Russian module “Science ” to the International space station, it turned on the engines, because of which the station began to move chaotically and for a time lost control over the orientation of the ISS.
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ISS) is a manned orbital station used as a multi-purpose space research complex; it is operated from the end of 1998 to the present (the countries agreed to operate through 2024 inclusive, the extension of the period of operation to 2028, 2030 is being considered).
The ISS is a joint international project involving 14 countries: Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada and members of the European Space Agency Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Switzerland, Sweden (originally the participants were Brazil and the United Kingdom).
The ISS is controlled by the Russian segment from the Space Flight Control Center in Korolev, the American segment from the Lyndon Johnson Flight Control Center in Houston.
The European Columbus and Japanese Kibo modules are controlled by the European Space Agency (Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Tsukuba).
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NASA: On the ISS due to pump failure, the urine processing unit broke down
On the International Space Station (ISS) stopped working unit for processing urine.
At the last press conference, the head of the ISS program at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dana Weigel said that this was due to the failure of the pump.
This week on Wednesday morning (May 29).
We were surprised to find an anomaly on board: a pump failed at the urine processing unit, which receives all the urine of the crew and processes it at the first stage of the water regeneration system, ” the expert said.
She said the pump sends human feces to a treatment system where the liquid is converted into drinking water.
According to her, now this continuous process is broken, as a result of which the astronauts have to store urine on board the station.
Weigel stressed that the ISS for this there are bags and containers, but their stock is limited.
NASA calculated, as the expert said, that the failed pump will work until about autumn.
The new pump will be delivered to the station after the launch of the first manned spacecraft CST-100 Starliner Corporation, which is scheduled to take place on June 1.
Earlier Life.ru wrote that the astronauts appreciated the impact of powerful flares on the Sun on the work of the ISS.
According to Roscosmos, these phenomena and the subsequent geomagnetic storm had no impact on the station ’ s activities.
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A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended ahead of schedule on Wednesday after an astronaut discovered an electrical problem in his suit, U.S. and Russian officials said.
Oleg Artemiev spent almost two hours on a six-hour spacewalk when voltage levels in his suit battery began to drop unexpectedly, prompting flight observers in Moscow to repeatedly order the astronaut to immediately return to the station's airlock.
In a live audio broadcast, the flight controller told Artemiev from the Moscow Mission Control Center: "Oleg, leave everything and promise...
Leave everything and start returning immediately.
Go back and plug the power into the station. ”
Artemiev returned to the airlock and connected his suit to a power source.
The observer warned Artemiev that he risked losing power to the oxygen pump in his suit, as well as calling the control centre, if he did not immediately return to the airlock for power.
But Rob Naveas, a spokesman for NASA, said Artemiev was "not in any danger at all".
The Russian control team chose to finish the mission after another astronaut, Denis Matveev, assembled his instruments and restored the robotic arm they had been modernizing.
By the time Matveev returns, the spacewalk will have taken four hours.
Wednesday ’ s spacewalk, the 252nd in the station ’ s history, was meant to install cameras and make adjustments to a European robot arm mounted on Russia ’ s NUKA research unit that will be used to remotely transport equipment outside the station.
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Leak of coolant occurred on the module "Science" of the Russian segment of the ISS
On the ISS there was a leak of coolant on the module "Science".
The problem occurred on the external circuit of the radiator, which was delivered to the station in 2012.
This was reported in Roscosmos.
The crew and the station were not in danger.
The main circuit of thermal control of the module operates in normal mode, providing comfortable conditions in the residential area, noted in the state corporation.
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While you may choose to add science fiction elements, these facts will serve as a solid foundation for your dramatized retelling.

## When the Leak Was Detected
The air leak was detected in the Russian "Zvezda" module of the ISS.

According to the available information:

- In March 2021, Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov conducted repairs on the Zvezda module where they discovered a crack and several possible locations where air was escaping.

- By December 2021, cosmonauts had pinpointed the exact location of the leak.

- The situation was still being monitored in January 2022, when NASA's ISS director Robin Gatens mentioned that while the leak wasn't considered a serious threat at that time, they were considering the possibility of permanently isolating the Zvezda module if the situation worsened.

## What Might Have Led to the Leak
The documents indicate that:

- The leak was caused by a small crack in the Zvezda module.

- The crack was particularly difficult to detect with standard equipment, including detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools, due to its small size.

- The exact cause of the crack isn't specified in the available documents, but it was part of several "new problems" discovered in the Russian segment of the ISS by cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.

## Whether and How It Was Fixed
The repair process involved several stages:

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Initial repairs in March 2021: Russian cosmonauts sealed the cracks they found, which resulted in the air leak decreasing by three times.

Cosmonaut Ivan Vagner reported this improvement.

Ongoing monitoring and collaboration: As of January 2022, NASA and Roscosmos were working together to completely fix the leak.

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Specialists of Roscosmos and NASA are conducting a joint investigation to find out the reasons for the loss of orientation of the ISS.
This was reported by the representative of the American space agency.
The crew of the station resolved the emergency situation and regained control of the orientation in space for half an hour.
At the moment, the ISS is stable.
“Flight controllers continue to assess data on the loss of orientation of the station due to the inclusion of engines.
We and Roscosmos cooperate to establish the root causes of what happened, ” the agency said.
Earlier, NASA representatives reported that the ISS lost its orientation in space due to the test launch of the Soyuz spacecraft engines.
It is specified that the incident occurred because of the ship, which will deliver the actress Julia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko to Earth.
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The two space agencies were jointly addressing the issue despite some differences in their assessment of the situation's severity.

Planned final repair: Roscosmos stated that they planned to completely fix the problem when a Progress cargo ship delivered the necessary materials to the ISS.

The Russian space agency appeared confident in their ability to resolve the issue, describing NASA's concerns as "unfounded and surprising.

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## Conclusion
The ISS air leak was a real technical challenge that required international cooperation to resolve.

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On the ISS there was a leak of coolant on the module "Science".
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This was reported in Roscosmos.
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The incident involved a small but persistent crack in the Russian Zvezda module that was difficult to detect and repair.

While initial repairs reduced the leak significantly, complete resolution required additional materials delivered by a cargo spacecraft.

This factual account provides numerous dramatic elements for your performance: the tension of a potentially dangerous situation in space, the challenge of locating a tiny crack in a massive structure, the international cooperation between space agencies, and the ingenuity of the astronauts and cosmonauts working to solve the problem.


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Progressive Care, Inc.: Progressive Care Inc. Announces Record Full Year 2023 Results with Revenues of $49.7 Million, an Increase of 22% with Annual Gross Margins of 30%

Results Driven by 17% Increase in Pharmacy Prescription Revenue and Over 136% Growth in 340B Contract Services Revenue

MIAMI, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD) ("Progressive Care" or the "Company"), a personalized healthcare services and technology provider, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company reported record annual revenues of approximately $49.7 million, a 22% increase from results reported for the year ended December 31, 2022, driven by strong growth at its PharmcoRx pharmacies and the addition of multiple new 340B contracts in the second half of 2023.

"Progressive Care's significant growth in 2023 reflects its continuing commitment to ensuring strong patient medical adherence through highly specialized care and its proven ability to support the unique needs of 340B covered entities. I am pleased with our team's success in greatly strengthening the Company's financial foundation and driving improved operational performance. We continue to seek opportunities to expand our pharmacy operations with new programs, such as the OTC benefit programs announced last year, and add additional clients within the 340B space," said Charles M. Fernandez, Chairman and CEO of Progressive Care Inc.

2023 Annual Financial Highlights

  • Total revenues increased by approximately $9.1 million, or 22%, to approximately $49.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $40.6 million in 2022. Sequentially, total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by approximately 18% over revenue reported for the third quarter of 2023.
  • Prescription revenue, net of PBM fees, increased by approximately $5.8 million, or 17%, to approximately $40.7 million in 2023, compared to approximately $34.9 million in 2022.
  • 340B contract revenue increased to approximately $9.0 million in 2023, an increase of approximately $5.2 million, or 136%, compared to approximately $3.8 million in 2022. The increase was attributable to an increase in the number of 340B contracts being serviced by the Company.
  • Annual gross profit margin increased to approximately 30% in 2023, from approximately 24% in 2022.
  • Fiscal 2023 results include a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of approximately $13.9 million, mostly related to the pharmacy services reporting unit. The impairment charge represents approximately 48% of the total amount of goodwill and other intangible assets, net that were recognized in the change in control transaction with NextPlat Corp in July 2023.
  • Cash balance as of December 31, 2023, was approximately $7.9 million, as compared to approximately $6.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The Company experienced a net cash provided by operations of approximately $0.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Organizational Highlights and Recent Business Developments

  • PharmcoRx added several additional 340B contracts during fiscal 2023 as it continues to support the unique needs of 340B covered entities. For the year ended December 31, 2023, approximately $0.8 million of the $5.2 million increase in 340B contract revenue was attributable to new 340B contracts, with the remaining $4.4 million increase related to increased prescription volume from existing 340B contracts.
  • Furthering its commitment to improving community access to valuable healthcare services, through partnerships with ProHealth Connect and NationsBenefits announced late in 2023, the Company began offering additional products and services for new and existing Medicare Advantage patients whose wish is to utilize their OTC benefits to purchase over-the-counter products at its PharmcoRx pharmacies. The Company also expanded its in-pharmacy offerings through an agreement with the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company ("Cost Plus Drugs"). The Cost Plus Drugs program allows participating patients the ability to purchase generic and branded medicines at cost plus a low fixed markup.
  • On June 30, 2023, NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ: NXPL, NXPLW) ("NextPlat"), Charles M. Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Rodney Barreto, Vice-Chairman of the Company, exercised their common stock purchase warrants in Progressive Care and collectively owned 53% of Progressive Care's voting common stock. As such, this constituted a change in control in Progressive Care and effective as of July 1, 2023, it is now a consolidated subsidiary of NextPlat for accounting purposes.

Mr. Fernandez concluded, "Looking ahead, our plans for Progressive Care remain focused on further supporting its growth in the large 340B and long-term care markets, as well as its ability to continue providing high quality, specialized offerings and services for our pharmacy customers. Our team is confident in the long-term value of Progressive Care and are committed to actively exploring every opportunity to best unlock its potential to the benefit of our patients, providers, and our shareholders."

Summary Financials for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Our results of operations as reported in our consolidated financial statements for the periods six months ended December 31, 2023 ("Successor"), six months ended June 30, 2023 ("Predecessor"), and the year ended December 31, 2022 ("Predecessor") are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Although GAAP requires that we report on our results for the Successor and Predecessor periods separately, management views our operating results for the combined year ended December 31, 2023 by combining the results of the Predecessor and Successor periods because management believes such presentation provides the most meaningful comparison of our results to prior periods. We believe the key performance indicators such as operating revenues and expenses for the Successor period combined with the Predecessor period provide more meaningful comparisons to other periods and are useful in understanding operational trends.

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6,706

15,162

9,703

5,459

56

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23,114

6,067

29,181

12,282

16,899

138

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(14,019)

(2,579)

(11,440)

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10

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(5,396)

(3,324)

(2,072)

62

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(14,648)

(4,767)

(19,415)

(5,903)

(13,512)

229

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Provision for income taxes

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Net loss

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(4,767)

(19,415)

(5,904)

(13,511)

229

%

Series A Preferred Stock dividend associated
with induced conversion

-

-

-

(541)

541

(100)

%

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(14,648)

$

(4,767)

$

(19,415)

$

(6,445)

$

(12,970)

201

%

Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2023

For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized overall revenue from operations of approximately $49.7 million and $40.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, an overall increase of approximately $9.1 million, or 22.5%. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in prescription revenue, net of PBM fees of approximately $5.8 million, and an increase in 340B contract revenue of approximately $5.2 million, which was offset by a decrease in COVID-19 testing revenue of approximately $1.9 million, when compared to the prior year.

We have filled approximately 489,000 and 463,000 prescriptions during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, a 6% year-over-year increase in the number of prescriptions filled.

Gross profit margins increased from 24% for the year ended December 31, 2022, to 30% for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in gross profit margins during 2023, compared to the prior year, was primarily attributable to the increase in 340B contract revenue, which has higher margins than revenue generated from pharmacy operations.

Loss from operations increased by approximately $11.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, because of the increase in gross profit of approximately $5.5 million, partially offset by the increase in operating expenses of approximately $16.9 million. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to the recognition of approximately $13.9 million of goodwill impairment which was mostly related to the pharmacy operations reporting unit.

Net Loss

We had a net loss of approximately $19.4 million and $5.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in net loss was primarily attributable to the goodwill impairment recognized in 2023, partially offset by the NextPlat transaction-related expenses and losses recognized in the prior year.

Annual Report on Form 10-K Available

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, available at www.sec.gov and on the Company's website, contains a thorough review of its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023.

About Progressive Care

Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD) through its subsidiaries, is a Florida health services organization and provider of Third-Party Administration (TPA), data management, COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, 340B contracted pharmacy services, prescription pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, provider of tele-pharmacy services, the sale of anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management (MTM), the supply of prescription medications to long-term care facilities, and health practice risk management. Progressive Care, Inc. became a subsidiary of NextPlat Corp. (NASDAQ: NXPL & NXPLW) on July 1, 2023.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements contained herein that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking in nature and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations about its future operating results, performance, and opportunities that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "upcoming," "plan," "target," "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to Progressive Care Inc., its subsidiaries, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings that could cause the Company's actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements, as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to Progressive Care, and Progressive Care does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Investor Contact for Progressive Care

Michael Glickman
MWGCO, Inc.
917-397-2272
[email protected]

SOURCE Progressive Care, Inc.

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