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Russia launched an unmanned rescue ship to aid a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since their spacecraft began having a leak in December.
The Soyuz capsule is expected to arrive at the station on Sunday to bring supplies for astronaut Frank Rubio and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The leak began when a micrometeorite broke a hole in the external radiator and drained its coolant — which could allow the temperature inside the spacecraft to spike and expose those aboard to excessive heat while damaging computers and other equipment.
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The Soyuz capsule is expected to arrive at the station on Sunday to bring supplies for astronaut Frank Rubio and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The leak began when a micrometeorite broke a hole in the external radiator and drained its coolant — which could allow the temperature inside the spacecraft to spike and expose those aboard to excessive heat while damaging computers and other equipment.
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Russia launches unmanned rescue ship for NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts after spacecraft leak
Russia launched an unmanned rescue ship to aid a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since their spacecraft began having a leak in De…
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