International Space Station crew repair leak in Russian craft

Astronauts patch small rip leaking oxygen, seemingly caused by collision with a meteorite fragment

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have managed to repair a tiny tear in the fabric of a Russian capsule that was letting oxygen leak into space.

The ship docked at the orbiting lab in June. Scientists believe the small rip in its shell could have been caused by a fragment of a meteorite colliding with the capsule.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2wrMegI