Posted on 12/25/2018 10:20:55 AM PST by BenLurkin
The hole in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the station was spotted on Aug. 30. The crew discovered a leak that was creating a slight loss of pressure and plugged the hole with epoxy and gauze.
Prokopyev said at a news conference the cavity started from the capsule's interior and "it's up to the investigative organs to judge when that hole was made."
The astronauts' quick identification and repair of the hole demonstrated "the crew was ready for any developments," he said.
The hole didn't pose a danger to Prokopyev and crewmates Serena Aunon-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency during their return because the section of the capsule it appeared on was jettisoned before the fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said in September the hole could have been drilled when the capsule was manufactured or in orbit. Rogozin stopped short of blaming crew members, but the statement has caused some friction between Roscosmos and NASA. Rogozin has since back-pedaled from the statement,
Prokopyev scoffed at the idea the hole could have been drilled by an astronaut, saying, "You shouldn't think so badly of our crew."
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Were they concerned that someone drilled it from outside?
Is any equipment/tools accessible by the crew after lift off that could do this?
Is the russian space ship wafer thin?
Would indeed be a cause for concern.
“Were they concerned that someone drilled it from outside?”
Yes.
Mr. Occam said...“ the simplest solution is almost always the best.”
Early Monday morning, hungover, crosseyed ...drill in hand... OH CRAP!
and you think you didn’t like YOUR local morning newscast?!
Yes it is.
And so are ours.
When something is being launched into space every ounce counts. There is a safety factor, but it is much, much less than for earth-bound structures.
Maybe someone was trying to hang pictures?
Never buy a space station made on a Monday or a Friday.
Vodka will do that to you on Earth; imagine what it’d do way up there?
Where is the AI experiment with the attitude? I’d keep an eye on that thing
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He was just trying to hang the “_______ Days Since Last Lost Time Accident” plaque!
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Im not too thrilled about drinking the recycled “water” either so I ‘m thinking space travel may be off the bucket list.
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Yep!
Is it possible to have Munchhausen by proxy regarding a space station?
We knew that here the day they showed the photos. The drill bit skip marks were unmistakable.
Was it an error on the ground the worker tried to cover up, or deliberate sabotage, with on the ground, or more disturbingly, in space?
Obama drilled a hole, no, Blew a hole in NASA when he made its function to help the Muslims feel good about themselves. He sat by and let our ability to put men in space die. What?!!! He shut down launch programs and laid off rocket scientists. Well guess where these rare and brilliant people found work: that’s right, in Russia, EVIL Russia!! Yep they’re helping Putin. And we, thanks to Barack, cannot get our astronauts to or from the Space Station without the EVIL Russians! No wonder the Democrats want to see Trump slap Putin in the face! They’re so brilliant they know it’s all Trumps Fault!!
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