ISS damaged and leaking air. Held together by duct tape!
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/30/int...
If it should move but doesn't, use WD40.
If it shoudn't move but does, use duct tape.
It seems the ISS is well provided for with emergency equipment!
If it should move but doesn't, use WD40.
If it shoudn't move but does, use duct tape.
It seems the ISS is well provided for with emergency equipment!
hairyben said:
Australia could never have a space program then - they stop anyone flying with adhesive tape in hand luggage and confiscate it!
NZ won't alloe you to go with any foodstuff, thereby limiting any Kiwi space expedition to about 10 hours. Look out for them to develop lightspeed flight!It seems that the leak is in the Soyuz rather than the ISS itself. It was caused by a micrometeorite impact.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/08/30/cosmonauts-p...
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/08/30/cosmonauts-p...
Seems it was caused by a drill. Likely in the factory by some errant worker. Roscosmos is investigating.
It's in the orbital module, which is jettisoned before they reenter the atmosphere anyway, so patching it up like they have shouldn't be an issue.
NASA has since removed this footage from their coverage for some reason........
It's in the orbital module, which is jettisoned before they reenter the atmosphere anyway, so patching it up like they have shouldn't be an issue.
NASA has since removed this footage from their coverage for some reason........
Edited by Beati Dogu on Tuesday 4th September 01:02
That must be a bit odd, looking at a hole that has the nothingness of space on the outside.
I'm a bit surprised they didn't detect this during manufacture. All Satellites have to undergo a thermal vacuum test in a big chamber after completion of build to test they will work correctly in the extremes of the space environment. I may be wrong but would think it safe to assume they do this on a Soyuz which isn't that much bigger, if at all, than some satellites like Envisat. It's not a massive hole but should have shown up as a drop in cabin pressure or an anomaly with the thermal vacuum chamber failing to keep vacuum. Maybe it did occur earlier and the responsible person bunged up the hole in the hope it would hold and never be found. The temporary bung finally giving out through the continual pressure differential or out gassing of the material in the vacuum.
News reports now saying it's though deliberate. We shall see. Very odd.
I'm a bit surprised they didn't detect this during manufacture. All Satellites have to undergo a thermal vacuum test in a big chamber after completion of build to test they will work correctly in the extremes of the space environment. I may be wrong but would think it safe to assume they do this on a Soyuz which isn't that much bigger, if at all, than some satellites like Envisat. It's not a massive hole but should have shown up as a drop in cabin pressure or an anomaly with the thermal vacuum chamber failing to keep vacuum. Maybe it did occur earlier and the responsible person bunged up the hole in the hope it would hold and never be found. The temporary bung finally giving out through the continual pressure differential or out gassing of the material in the vacuum.
News reports now saying it's though deliberate. We shall see. Very odd.
Tempest_5 said:
News reports now saying it's though deliberate. We shall see. Very odd.
Deliberate just means not an impact strike though doesnt it? Would seem very strange for anyone in the space station itself to drill a hole one evening. More likely that Boris drilled in the wrong place on Friday afternoon and rather than being fired just covered the hole with some sealant. All good until the sealant gives way and his vodka inspired mistake is revealed. Condi said:
Deliberate just means not an impact strike though doesnt it? Would seem very strange for anyone in the space station itself to drill a hole one evening. More likely that Boris drilled in the wrong place on Friday afternoon and rather than being fired just covered the hole with some sealant. All good until the sealant gives way and his vodka inspired mistake is revealed.
Pretty much the correct explanation, I would suspect. The quality control of Russian space technology has been severely lacking on occasions.Gassing Station | Science! | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff