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Russian Progress cargo craft at space station springs a leak
By Mike Wall published about 1 hour ago
It's the second such incident involving a Russian spacecraft in two months.
Russia's Progress 82 cargo craft, packed with 3 tons of food, fuel and supplies, is pictured shortly after docking to the International Space Station's Poisk module on Oct. 28, 2022. (Image credit: NASA)
For the second time in two months, a Russian spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) has sprung a leak.
Mission controllers in Moscow have noticed "a depressurization" in the robotic Progress 82 cargo craft, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos announced on Saturday(opens in new tab) (Feb. 11).
The depressurization occurred in the Progress vehicle's coolant system, NASA officials said.
"The reason for the loss of coolant in the Progress 82 spacecraft is being investigated. The hatches between the Progress 82 and the station are open, and temperatures and pressures aboard the station are all normal," NASA officials wrote in a blog post on Saturday(opens in new tab). "The crew, which was informed of the cooling loop leak, is in no danger and continuing with normal space station operations."
More:
https://www.space.com/russia-progress-82-cargo-spacecraft-leak