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Soyuz: samples taken by astronauts will be analyzed

To understand when the hole on the spacecraft has been created

After a decrease in atmospheric pressure in the International Space Station due to a tiny hole (about 2 millimeters in diameter) opened in the Soyuz spacecraft on August 30th, which was probably damaged or a technical error on the ground or from contact with a microscopic asteroid in space, as soon as the crew returns to Earth, samples of material taken by Russian astronauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergei...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AerospaceSpace. 6 hours of extra-vehicular activity to evaluate the damage of the Soyuz

Green light for the return on the Earth of December 20

In preparation for the return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) -on December 20- of the astronauts Sergej Prokopyev, Alexander Gerst and Serena Aunon-Chancellor, was carried out yesterday... more

AerospaceISS: NASA and Roscosmos work to send mixed crews into space

The never-ending story of relations between the United States and Russia

While in Russia the US astronauts are accused of sabotaging the Soyuz spacecraft (see AVIONEWS), Roscosmos and NASA are discussing to continue to transport the crews together on the International Space... more

AerospaceRussian accusations: "US astronauts have sabotaged the Soyuz"

"An absurdity", the response from Washington

After the director of the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin also declared that the hole on the Soyuz spacecraft anchored to the International Space Station (ISS) could have been done by human... more

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