Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS

Gizmodo ^ | November 25, 2024 | Passant Rabie

[billorites]

A Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) didn’t just bring supplies to the ISS—it also brought a foul odor. The unpleasant aroma was strong enough to prompt astronauts to close the hatch connecting it to the rest of the space station and initiate anti-contamination procedures.

The Progress 90 cargo ship arrived at the Russian module at 9:31 a.m. ET on Saturday, November 23, delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for members of the Expedition 72 crew on board the ISS. After opening the hatch between Progress and the Poisk module, the crew noticed a noxious smell and droplets coming from the cargo ship. The Roscosmos cosmonauts closed the hatch immediately, fearing a possible contamination hazard, RussianSpaceWeb.com reported based on communication between mission control in Houston and the ISS astronauts.

NASA confirmed the report, adding that the foul smell does not indicate a safety concern for the ISS crew. “Space station air scrubbers and contaminant sensors monitored the station’s atmosphere following the observation, and on Sunday, flight controllers determined air quality inside the space station was at normal levels,” NASA wrote on X. “There are no concerns for the crew, and as of Sunday afternoon, the crew is working to open the hatch between Poisk and Progress while all other space station operations are proceeding as planned.

The Russian astronauts reportedly donned protective equipment and activated an air-scrubbing system on board the Russian module to scrub the space station’s atmosphere from possible contamination, according to RussianSpaceWeb.com. The U.S. section of the space station activated its own air-scrubbing system, the Trace Contaminant Control Sub-assembly, while the hatch to Russia’s Poisk module remained closed. RussianSpaceWeb.com added that NASA astronaut Don Pettit reported a “spray-paint like” smell in a U.S. module, but it wasn’t clear whether that smell...

[kiryandil]

The Putin has run out of 8-story windows, and has come up with a new way for his political opponents to "commit suicide"...   

[BenLurkin]

MARIJUANA

[Mark17]

Dead cosmonaut.

That’s what I was thinking.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

The Progress 90 cargo ship arrived at the Russian module at 9:31 a.m. ET on Saturday, November 23, delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for members of the Expedition 72 crew on board the ISS. After opening the hatch between Progress and the Poisk module, the crew noticed a noxious smell and droplets coming from the cargo ship.

[xp38]

Maybe but the olfactory senses are hitting on all cylinders.

[gundog]

Did a valet dock the spacecraft?

[Mark17]

In space, no one can hear you fart.

They may not hear it, but they will surely know it. 🤣

[TLI]

“”The smelly car?””

Was it a Smart Car?

Because you know what happens when you fart in a Smart Car...

.

[butlerweave]

It’s the normal smell of a Russian spacecraft

[epluribus_2]

Bondo?

[cgbg]

Check #7:

https://www.thezebra.com/resources/home/dangerous-house-smells/

This is not good....

...getting rid of the smell does not solve the problem.

[Jamestown1630]

Some of those cleaners for erase boards are really foul, too.

[NorthMountain]

WTF are you babbling about?

[military cop]

Smells like communism?

[NorthMountain]

Dead cosmonaut.

On a Progress cargo ship?

[Ikeon]

Borscht goes bad quickly in space?? Who knew!

[Salman]

Never mind the smell, it's Russian and it's delicious.

[mabarker1]

Ruskioleum ?

Maybe a rodent stowed away and didn’t have an Oxygen Supply or Suit.

[CodeToad]

You blow the windows out?

[Red Badger]

Dead cat?......