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Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike
« on: September 04, 2018, 02:58:26 pm »
Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike
 September 3, 2018  Doug Messier

Soyuz TM spacecraft in orbit

A story in the normally authoritative RIA Novosti website says that the leak in the orbital module of a Soyuz transport docked to the International Space Station was caused by a worker who mistakenly drilled a hole through the hull during production, not by a debris strike as originally believed.

The story says the worker patched the hole with glue. However, the glue was apparently sucked out into the vacuum of space, causing a small leak that lowered the atmospheric pressure on the space station that houses six people.

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Re: Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2018, 03:10:10 pm »
Should have used:

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Re: Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2018, 03:28:25 pm »
Perhaps Ivan had vodka for lunch.
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Re: Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2018, 03:36:08 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on September 04, 2018, 03:10:10 pm
Should have used:



Brush it, Roll it, Dip it, Pour it!  Seals out water, air moisture and the vacuum of space.
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