Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-25 23:10:53 | Updated at 2024-11-26 01:40:38 2 hours ago

Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS
Gizmodo ^ | November 25, 2024 | Passant Rabie

Posted on 11/25/2024 3:02:26 PM PST by billorites

A Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) didn’t just bring supplies to the ISS—it also brought a foul odor. The unpleasant aroma was strong enough to prompt astronauts to close the hatch connecting it to the rest of the space station and initiate anti-contamination procedures.

The Progress 90 cargo ship arrived at the Russian module at 9:31 a.m. ET on Saturday, November 23, delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for members of the Expedition 72 crew on board the ISS. After opening the hatch between Progress and the Poisk module, the crew noticed a noxious smell and droplets coming from the cargo ship. The Roscosmos cosmonauts closed the hatch immediately, fearing a possible contamination hazard, RussianSpaceWeb.com reported based on communication between mission control in Houston and the ISS astronauts.

NASA confirmed the report, adding that the foul smell does not indicate a safety concern for the ISS crew. “Space station air scrubbers and contaminant sensors monitored the station’s atmosphere following the observation, and on Sunday, flight controllers determined air quality inside the space station was at normal levels,” NASA wrote on X. “There are no concerns for the crew, and as of Sunday afternoon, the crew is working to open the hatch between Poisk and Progress while all other space station operations are proceeding as planned.

The Russian astronauts reportedly donned protective equipment and activated an air-scrubbing system on board the Russian module to scrub the space station’s atmosphere from possible contamination, according to RussianSpaceWeb.com. The U.S. section of the space station activated its own air-scrubbing system, the Trace Contaminant Control Sub-assembly, while the hatch to Russia’s Poisk module remained closed. RussianSpaceWeb.com added that NASA astronaut Don Pettit reported a “spray-paint like” smell in a U.S. module, but it wasn’t clear whether that smell...

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1 posted on 11/25/2024 3:02:26 PM PST by billorites

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2 posted on 11/25/2024 3:03:20 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)

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3 posted on 11/25/2024 3:05:33 PM PST by ABStrauss (I miss Rush!)

To: billorites

Silent but deadly in space?

4 posted on 11/25/2024 3:06:22 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)

To: billorites

Well, so much for substituting Limburger cheese for the sour cream in the borscht.

5 posted on 11/25/2024 3:06:30 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Now unburdened by the Biden/Harris administration that has been.)

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6 posted on 11/25/2024 3:07:30 PM PST by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)

>> “spray-paint like” smell

Rustoleum?

7 posted on 11/25/2024 3:07:46 PM PST by Gene Eric

To: billorites

Oh boy somebody on the Russian spacecraft is forgetting to clean the space toilet again!

8 posted on 11/25/2024 3:08:06 PM PST by dowcaet

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“Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS”

Jeeze, they’re NOT the Soviets anymore! Why can’t the Western media get that through their thick heads.

9 posted on 11/25/2024 3:09:41 PM PST by BobL

To: billorites

I sense a need for Musk to schedule another ISS mission

10 posted on 11/25/2024 3:10:18 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)

To: billorites

That was my first thought. My dad could let ones go that would peel paint and clear the room of other people. I suspect this is the case here.

11 posted on 11/25/2024 3:10:33 PM PST by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)

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