Report: Hole in Soyuz Spacecraft Caused by Drill, Not Debris Strike

[NinjaKnight]

A story in the normally authoritative RIA Novosti website says that the leak in the orbital module of a Soyuz transport docked to the International Space Station was caused by a worker who mistakenly drilled a hole through the hull during production, not by a debris strike as originally believed.

The story says the worker patched the hole with glue. However, the glue was apparently sucked out into the vacuum of space, causing a small leak that lowered the atmospheric pressure on the space station that houses six people

http://www.parabolicarc.com/2018/09/03/report-hole-soyuz-spacecraft-caused-drill-debris-strike/

 

[The Branch]

A story in the normally authoritative RIA Novosti website says that the leak in the orbital module of a Soyuz transport docked to the International Space Station was caused by a worker who mistakenly drilled a hole through the hull during production, not by a debris strike as originally believed.

The story says the worker patched the hole with glue. However, the glue was apparently sucked out into the vacuum of space, causing a small leak that lowered the atmospheric pressure on the space station that houses six people

http://www.parabolicarc.com/2018/09/03/report-hole-soyuz-spacecraft-caused-drill-debris-strike/

In a related story, man with drill lodged in his head found dead in Siberia. LOL

 

[goodknightfl]

the guy should have used duct tape and there would be no problems..

 

[chemmie]

Just bring a tub of Flex Seal up there next time. Problem solved.

 

[cnsaguy]

That worker has a future building homes in Florida.