On August 30, air leaks were recorded at the International Space Station. The crew has already found the reason for the problem. We are talking about a small hole in a wall with a diameter of two millimeters. It is located on the inside in the household compartment of the Russian Ship “Soyuz MS-09”, attached to the International Space Station. They also revealed another microcrack on the outside of the module. The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin assumpted that damage appeared due to micrometeorite or cosmic garbage. But there are also assumptions that the cause of the incident could be a production defect or fatigue of the ship’s metal.
The crew photographed holes and sent pictures to Earth. The flight control center should decide what to do with this. So far, the hole, through which the air flowed out, was covered with a adhesive capton tape and sealant, which is enough to safely complete the mission of the ship attached to the ISS. The leak stopped according to ultrasound.
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, they still plan to eliminate the hole more thoroughly, but without going out into space. At the same time, there are currently no threats to the health and life of the crew members of the ISS. From the inside of the ship, the astronauts installed patches. In the future, members of the ISS crew intend to study microcracks with an endoscope available on board.
Source: Interfax.ru
On August 30, air leaks were recorded at the International Space Station. The crew has already found the reason for the problem. We are talking about a small hole in a wall with a diameter of two millimeters. It is located on the inside in the household compartment of the Russian Ship “Soyuz MS-09”, attached to the International Space Station. They also revealed another microcrack on the outside of the module. The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin assumpted that damage appeared due to micrometeorite or cosmic garbage. But there are also assumptions that the cause of the incident could be a production defect or fatigue of the ship’s metal.
The crew photographed holes and sent pictures to Earth. The flight control center should decide what to do with this. So far, the hole, through which the air flowed out, was covered with a adhesive capton tape and sealant, which is enough to safely complete the mission of the ship attached to the ISS. The leak stopped according to ultrasound.
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, they still plan to eliminate the hole more thoroughly, but without going out into space. At the same time, there are currently no threats to the health and life of the crew members of the ISS. From the inside of the ship, the astronauts installed patches. In the future, members of the ISS crew intend to study microcracks with an endoscope available on board.
Source: Interfax.ru