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A Second Russian Spacecraft Has Sprung a Leak at the ISS
Not one but two Russian vehicles docked to the International Space Station have leaky radiators, the latest being a Progress 82 freighter that arrived last October. Russia attributed the first leak, which happened in December, to a micrometeorite, but the unusual parallels between the two have investigators wondering about a “systematic error.”
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Fate of Russia’s Damaged Soyuz Spacecraft to Be Decided in January
Roscosmos says it needs more time to evaluate the flight worthiness of its damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, leaving the safety of three ISS crew members in doubt.
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Leak Inspection Finds Hole in Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS
An inspection has revealed an 0.8-millimetre-wide hole in the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft that sprung a coolant leak outside the International Space Station last week. Russian space agency Roscosmos will make a decision on the flight-worthiness of the spacecraft later this month, at which time Russia may choose to expedite the launch of a replacement capsule.
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Spacesuit Malfunction Forces Cancelation of ISS Spacewalk
Two cosmonauts were supposed to work outside the ISS, but a misbehaving spacesuit resulted in a postponement.