Science. An impact caused a crack in the Space Station – Science – Life

The crack discovered in October in the hull of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) could have been caused by the impact of a micrometeorite.

This is the opinion of the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who during an interview on the TV channel Russia 24, suggested as an alternative that the damage could also be of a “technological” nature, although not gave more details in this regard.

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While the space station crew has already located and repaired the crack, a more permanent solution is expected once the special repair team arrives at the orbital complex in February.

Quoted by sputniknews, the head of Roscosmos also said the story about the crack has been exaggerated.

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The Russian segment of the ISS, the Zvezda module, has been leaking air since September 2019. In October, the crack was discovered in the middle room of the lesson and repaired by cosmonauts stationed at the Space Station. .

Special repair equipment is expected to be delivered in February to permanently repair the damage. Sergei Krikalev, executive director of manned programs at Roscosmos, said the crew is looking for another possible air leak in the module.