Micrometeorite or Space Debris Could Have Damaged Radiator on Soyuz MS-22: Roscosmos

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - According to the preliminary conclusion of the commission, the radiator of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft could have been damaged by a micrometeorite or space debris, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday.
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"The damage affected the outer skin — apparently either micrometeorite or space debris damaged the radiator, which led to a leak of coolant — but so far this is a preliminary conclusion of our commission," Borisov told Rossiya 24 television channel.
The official added that the temperature in the living compartment of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft is currently 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
"Today I talked to the cosmonauts, they confirmed to me that the temperature in the living compartment is 27 degrees," Borisov said.
On December 15, a leak from the spacecraft’s cooling system occurred due to damage to the outer skin of the ship's instrument and assembly compartment.
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