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Ars Technica Jun 15, 2026 at 13:54 Big Tech Rising Hot

Russia appears set to finally address long-term, serious space station cracks

This has been a persistent, behind-the-scenes dispute between NASA and Roscosmos.

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Russia appears set to finally address long-term, serious space station cracks

Ten days ago, in a moment of very high drama in orbit, NASA directed its astronauts living on the International Space Station to briefly seek emergency refuge in a Crew Dragon spacecraft. Since then, neither the US space agency nor Roscosmos has provided additional public information about the situation in orbit. But according to sources who spoke to Ars, following the spectacle in space, the problem has been successfully fixed. At issue were persistent cracks in a small area of the International Space Station attached to the Russian Zvezda service module, known as the PrK module. The problem has been ongoing since 2019, and Russian astronauts have been attempting various fixes, often using a sealant called Germetall-1. Read full article Comments

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Jun 15, 2026 at 13:54 Ars Technica

Russia appears set to finally address long-term, serious space station cracks

This has been a persistent, behind-the-scenes dispute between NASA and Roscosmos.

Jun 14, 2026 at 07:07 SecurityLab

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Тысячи лет за один эксперимент: NASA наблюдает, как солнечный ветер медленно уничтожает Луну

То, что мы видим на спутнике — это не просто камни. Это следы миллиардов лет космической бомбардировки.

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