On the ISS there was damage to the outer skin of the instrument and assembly compartment of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. This manned vehicle is docked to the station.
This message was received from the press service of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
Russian cosmonauts noted the device's alarm, indicating pressure drop in the spacecraft cooling system. The crew reported the incident to Mission Control..
Visual inspection confirmed the leak- told the press service about the actions, undertaken by the crew.
Inspection, in question, hosted by Anna Kikina. Using the ERA manipulator, provided by the European Space Agency, she photographed and filmed the outer surface of the device. Data received, indicating depressurization of the external cooling circuit, the crew handed over to the Center.
Despite the emergency, astronauts are safe. All manned vehicle systems, like the ISS, work regularly. true, spacewalk decided to postpone for the time being. It was planned to be made by cosmonauts Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitry Petelin.
According to NASA spokesman Rob Navias, outer cameras of the ISS spotted, that splashes of an unknown substance fly from the ship into outer space.
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