Unexplained leak from Soyuz spacecraft forces Russia to abort ISS spacewalk mission – video
A planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard
the International Space Station has been cancelled after mission
controllers noticed leakage from a docked Soyuz spacecraft.A
'visible stream of flakes' was first observed about 7.45pm EST (0045 UK Thursday) prompting Russian flight controllers to abort the mission, a
Nasa livestream showed.Footage showed a torrent of snowflake-like particles spraying from the rear section of the capsuleUnexplained leak from Soyuz spacecraft forces Russia to abort ISS spacewalk missionContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Tags: International Space Station Soyuz Russia World news Source Type: news
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