Moscow, Apr 1 (Sputnik): Unexpected powerful loads that arose during the International Space Station (ISS) orientation control by US and European spacecraft could have caused a leak in the Russian Zvezda module, a source in the rocket and space industry told Sputnik.
“Among the causes for the appearance of leaks, experts consider off-nominal powerful loads that arose when the orientation of the ISS was controlled by the American shuttle or the European cargo spacecraft ATV,” the source said.(UNI)