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16 of December, 07:04

"Roscosmos" will tell foreign partners about the origin of the hole in the casing of the "Union" -. Russia will talk to foreign partners who attended the ISS project about the causes of holes in the hull of the ship "Soyuz MS-09," said Fins news source in the space industry.

in the night of 12 December, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev during the spacewalk opened micrometeorite defense of the "Union" took samples from the surface around the hole and took the photo, which are then sent to Earth. Experts examined the pictures and have not found a trace from the drill.

"Roscosmos" has not commented on the investigation.

in late summer, the systems of the ISS, has fixed the air leak, and the crew found a hole in the hull of the ship " Soyuz MS-09 ", docked to the ISS. The evening of the same day on the advice of mission control Center, Russian cosmonauts filled the hole with sealant. Internal Commission RSC Energia (manufacturer of the spacecraft) ruled out the theory of production. The investigation was engaged in the Commission of Roskosmos.

The Americans offered to apply the hand-arm Canadarm to survey the damaged hull. But in the capital of Russia has decided to act on their own.



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