Russian cosmonauts have found small cracks on the International Space Station (ISS), prompting fears from officials that the fissures could widen. “Superficial fissures have been found in some places on the Zarya module,” Vladimir Solovyov, the chief engineer of rocket and space corporation Energia, told the state-run RIA news agency. “This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time.” It’s not clear if the cracks caused any air to leak into space from the ISS. A spokesperson for NASA denied the claims to the Daily Mail, saying, “there are currently no issues impacting crew or normal International Space Station operations, and no new potential leak sites have been identified.” The Epoch Times has contacted the agency for comment. Last year, NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos searched for a small air leak in the space station hovering above Earth when air pressure dropped. And …
‘This Is Bad’: Russian Cosmonauts Find Tiny Cracks in International Space Station
September 5, 2021
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