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Forum: Space Shuttles - Space Station
Topic: ISS: Air leak(s) from Zvezda transfer tunnel

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 03-03-2021 12:49 PM Citing a source "in the rocket and space sphere," [URL=https://sputniknews.com/science/202103031082243338-iss-leaks-may-be-caused-by-metal-fatigue-micrometeorite-impact-source-says/]Sputnik reports today[/URL]: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]"They are studying the possibility of the seal failure due to metal fatigue or the impact of a micrometeorite, which could pierce the assembly compartment [under which the intermediate chamber is located]," the source said. According to the source, Russian cosmonauts will examine the Zvezda module's surface during a spacewalk in the summer to detect the micrometeorite's impact that could cause an air leak.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>
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