All it took to derail their plans was a tiny little meteoroid.
, creating a small hole in the exterior radiator and sending coolant spewing into space.
Although Russian engineers believe the capsule could survive reentry and land safely, the cabin temperature could reach the low 40s Celsius with high humidity because it couldn’t shed heat generated by a computer and other electronics, noted Krikalev, a former cosmonaut. “Right now, the crew is safe on board space station,” said NASA’s space station program manager Joel Montalbano. “There’s no immediate need for the crew to come home today.”
Neither Krikalev nor Montalbano could recall a similar case in which a substitute spacecraft needed to be quickly launched.
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