Science. An impact caused a rupture in the Space Station – Science – Life

The crack discovered in October in the body of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) could have been caused by the impact of a micrometeorite.

This is the opinion of the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who during an interview on Russia 24, suggested as an alternative that the damage could be of a “technological” nature, although he did not provide more details about it.

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While the space station crew has already located and repaired the rift, a more permanent solution is expected once the special repair team arrives at the orbital complex in February.

Quoted by sputniknews, the head of Roscosmos also said that the story about the rupture was exaggerated.

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The Russian segment of the ISS, the Zvezda module, has been leaking since September 2019. In October, the crack was discovered in the intermediate chamber of the module and repaired by cosmonauts stationed on the Space Station.

A special repair kit is expected to be delivered in February to permanently repair the damage. Sergei Krikalev, executive director of crewed programs at Roscosmos, said the crew is looking for another possible air leak in the module.