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The hatch of the Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft, which had brought essential supplies like food and fuel to the ISS, was opened and an unusual odour was detected. Astronauts also found small droplets inside the spacecraft. Detecting a potential hazard, the crew quickly sealed off the hatch and isolated the affected area from the rest of the space station. (Also read: Is Sunita Williams vulnerable to slowed cognitive performance due to space stay?) NASA acted swiftly and air-scrubbing syst ...Read More >
NASA stated that after the odor was noticed, cosmonauts shut the hatch connecting the Progress spacecraft to the ISS. Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) briefly locked down a segment of the station after noticing an unusual odor coming from a cargo spacecraft, Progress 90, NASA reported on Sunday. The odor, along with droplets observed by the cosmonauts, was likely caused by "outgassing" from materials inside the Russian spacecraft. NASA announced that there are no ...Read More >
In a recent incident that triggered panic, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), commanded by Sunita Williams, took swift safety measures on November 23 after Russian cosmonauts reported an unusual toxic odor while opening the Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft. Upon opening the hatch, the cosmonauts detected a strange smell and observed small droplets.Astronauts commanded by Sunita Williams at the International Space Station (ISS) reported an unusual smell during the opening of ...Read More >
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