I think they brought up some of that black tape crap you can get “As Seen on TV” to seal up the crippled return vehicle they have docked there.
Otherwise, they are going to be there for a long, long time.
*** Otherwise, they are going to be there for a long, long time. ***
Reading Comprehension is your friend. There are NOW 2 capsules docked at Tianhe Space Module, the damaged Shenzou 20, and the just arrived Shenzou 22. The Shenzou 22 which launched yesterday, arrived early today. Shenzou 22 was unmanned so is able to return the Shenzou 21 crew home.
Yes, the astronauts will attempt to repair the damaged window on Shenzou 20, but I am guessing it will return to earth sans humans aboard so the Chinese Space Engineers on Earth can assess the damage, and the success or failure of the repair.
China keeps a Shenzou “spare” that can deploy in 8.5 days for scenarios like the one that happened with the space debris incident.
I know some people on this forum see the word China, and try to think of a snarky comment to post. I am happy they have the foresight to not have a crew stranded 9 months as our own US Space Program encountered recently.