Posted on 11/25/2024 3:02:26 PM PST by 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...
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Borscht?
poop
Silent but deadly in space?
Well, so much for substituting Limburger cheese for the sour cream in the borscht.
Dead cosmonaut.
>> “spray-paint like” smell
Rustoleum?
Oh boy somebody on the Russian spacecraft is forgetting to clean the space toilet again!
“Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS”
Jeeze, they’re NOT the Soviets anymore! Why can’t the Western media get that through their thick heads.
I sense a need for Musk to schedule another ISS mission
That was my first thought. My dad could let ones go that would peel paint and clear the room of other people. I suspect this is the case here.
I have a marker...which emits that type of smell. I use it outside only.
No worries, just a bottle of cheap Russian vodka that broke.
A dead body has an awful stench. poop usually gets less offensive as time goes by.
Maybe an Ivan has departed the floating mortal coil?
In space, no one can hear you fart.
Wasn’t there a Seinfeld episode about this? The smelly car?
“don’t remember eating that” is the go-to in this household.
Hmmmm..... Did odongo and/or the Ho mange to become a stowaway somehow?????.../s
Maybe it’s from Uranus.
Lol!
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