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| Suspected meteorite hits ISS, causes oxygen-leaking crack – but it's not a big deal | |
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| A meteorite hitting a space station and causing depressurization seems like the beginning of a Hollywood space survival flick. But it's likely this is what happened to the International Space Station (ISS). | |
| The leak was found in the Soyuz craft, which is docked with the ISS, reported Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin. The official said air was being sucked out through a 1.5mm fracture, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite impact. | The leak was found in the Soyuz craft, which is docked with the ISS, reported Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin. The official said air was being sucked out through a 1.5mm fracture, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite impact. |
| “The crew safety is not in danger,” he said. “The spaceship will be kept, a repair kit will be used.” | “The crew safety is not in danger,” he said. “The spaceship will be kept, a repair kit will be used.” |
| Rogozin said the malfunction will require a sealant to be applied from the inside of the ship, so no emergency spacewalk will be required. | Rogozin said the malfunction will require a sealant to be applied from the inside of the ship, so no emergency spacewalk will be required. |
| The leak was slow and posed no danger to people on board, according to NASA, with mission control deciding that crew members could sleep before locating it. | The leak was slow and posed no danger to people on board, according to NASA, with mission control deciding that crew members could sleep before locating it. |
| After waking at the regular time, the six crew members started search procedures and finally localized the leak to the Russian side of the station. | After waking at the regular time, the six crew members started search procedures and finally localized the leak to the Russian side of the station. |
| The ISS regularly requires small repairs of various systems, although a hull breach, even a small one, is a rare occurrence. Crew members usually have to deal with leaks from internal tubing, electrical problems or failures of life support devices, including the space toilet, which experienced a series of malfunctions in 2008. | The ISS regularly requires small repairs of various systems, although a hull breach, even a small one, is a rare occurrence. Crew members usually have to deal with leaks from internal tubing, electrical problems or failures of life support devices, including the space toilet, which experienced a series of malfunctions in 2008. |
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