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originally posted by: howtonhawky
There really is no way to know how long those other layers of shielding could hold pressure or if any of them were damaged.
Russian space bosses are reportedly planning to send their cosmonauts out to investigate the leak in Soyuz MS-09.
SS cosmonauts will hope to find out more information about the hole – and find what “plugged it” until the leak on August 30
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Russian space bosses are reportedly planning to send their cosmonauts out to investigate the leak in Soyuz MS-09.
Looks like they may go out for a walk to see how deep the person drilled.
I still think there was no plug and the other layers may have been holding pressure until they failed. Otherwise someone would have to have been messing around in that area in order to accidentally remove the plug. Also there would have been some remnants of a plug found in the area.
I would not want to be up there right now while they all give each other funny eyes and in the back of their minds and thinking someone is trying to kill them.
eta if they are going out to look for the plug then that suggest there would be a hole all the way thru the craft. Perhaps bad reporting and they just want to check. I gather that they must have swept the inside for any trace of the plug if they are now extending the search area to outer space.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
So they are kinda saying in not so many words that the hole goes all the way through the craft.
Well that theory is lacking to. They spec pic you posted shows a 1/2in void between the aluminum and the rest of the shielding. So the plug if pushed out would be in that void unless the plug was very long and extended through the wall of the craft and not just the aluminum layer.
No way that craft was sent to space with a plug in the hull. The drilling likely took place within an hour or so before they noticed the oxygen loss if we are getting correct facts here.
originally posted by: ArMaP
originally posted by: howtonhawky
There really is no way to know how long those other layers of shielding could hold pressure or if any of them were damaged.
The outer layers are only protection against micrometeorites, they are not under any kind of pressure, the pressure is sustained by the aluminium alloy hull.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
How many times has this craft been used?
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
I agree the Whipple shield isn’t designed to hold pressure but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t holding back some pressure despite not being expressly designed for it.
As far as the people that think it could have been drilled on station they would find the metal chips and shavings in the filtration system, samething would be true if it was a MM strike they’re would have been anymore debris in the filters, and I can guarantee they’ve checked the filtration system.
What do you think about the possibility of bringing the module back to terra firma? I know they can’t rented with that module attached to the reentry capsule.
Exactly, the ISS is a highly controlled space, they monitor everything.
originally posted by: Starhooker
a reply to: Wolfenz
The big holes are probably for cutting weight and could double for tie offs of needed. But why so sloppy? One would think that anyone working on it would be very skilled and know how to drill a dang hole. It's fishy. Like someone made a quick last minute effort to sabotage it. But if that's the case, why such a small hole? It's a mystery
originally posted by: howtonhawky
Everything except the soyuz. I suspect there are no cameras in that area and it would the perfect spot to drill a hole without being seen.
Maybe one of the only spots someone could get away with such unnoticed. Add that to the fact the hole was drilled in a spot where there was not easy access and it was covered by ducts. They were hoping for total depressurization of the iss.
Most likely to me is that the hole is through the first layer only and someone was paid to go in while on the ground and put the hole in it. If the hole is all the way through then it was done in space.
originally posted by: Wolfenz
i still say someone tried place a screw too hold down the Thermal Cover/Pad
and place some black substance ( like glue ) on the bulkhead too hold down the cover or Padding ..
originally posted by: ArMaP
originally posted by: Wolfenz
i still say someone tried place a screw too hold down the Thermal Cover/Pad
and place some black substance ( like glue ) on the bulkhead too hold down the cover or Padding ..
What black substance are you talking about, there was none of that there.
originally posted by: ArMaP
originally posted by: Wolfenz
i still say someone tried place a screw too hold down the Thermal Cover/Pad
and place some black substance ( like glue ) on the bulkhead too hold down the cover or Padding ..
What black substance are you talking about, there was none of that there.