14.08.2021
Roscosmos ruled out the version of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft’s damage on Earth because in that case the spacecraft would not have passed tests in a vacuum chamber before its launch
A hole in the habitation compartment of Russia’s Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft was drilled by a person in zero gravity conditions in 2018 who was unfamiliar with the spaceship’s design, a high-ranking source in the domestic space industry told TASS on Thursday.
"Of eight holes, only one was a through puncture while the rest were drilled as if with drill bounces, which rather suggests drilling in zero gravity conditions without the required support," the source said.
There was also an attempt to drill a hole in the spacecraft’s frame, he added.
"That is, the drilling was done by a person who had not undergone training in the design of the Soyuz MS spacecraft," he noted.
Such damage could not have been done on Earth, as the spacecraft would not have passed tests in a vacuum chamber before its launch, the source stressed.
"Therefore, Roscosmos immediately ruled out the version of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft’s damage on Earth," he added.
On August 30, 2018, a drop in air pressure was detected aboard the International Space Station. It turned out later that the air was leaking through a hole in the habitation compartment of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. Specialists concluded that the hole had been drilled in the spacecraft’s hull from inside.
Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin announced in September 2019 that the Russian space agency knew the origin of the hole but would not disclose this information to the public.
Quelle: TASS
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NASA astronauts reject lie detector test in Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft hole probe — source
Russian cosmonauts took a lie detector test to clear up the situation with a hole discovered on the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft while NASA astronauts rejected it, a high-ranking source in the domestic space industry told TASS on Thursday.
"The Americans refused to take a lie detector test, in contrast to the Russian cosmonauts," the source said.
The Russian side received no possibility to examine the tools and drill bits available on the International Space Station for the presence of the remainder of metal chips from the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, he emphasized.
On August 30, 2018, a drop in air pressure was detected aboard the International Space Station. It turned out later that the air was leaking through a hole in the habitation compartment of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. Specialists concluded that the hole had been drilled in the spacecraft’s hull from inside.