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Failed launch of Soyuz-FG did not pause probe into hole in Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft

Russian Aviaton » Monday October 22, 2018 15:59 MSK

The special commission investigating the origin of the hole in the hull of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-09, attached to the International Space Station, keeps working in the original mode. The failed launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket on October 11 by no means affected its activities, the press-service of the space corporation Roscosmos told TASS on Monday.

"The panel of inquiry into the affair on the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-09 keeps working. It is now waiting for the results of a spacewalk (and detained examination of the hole in the hull - TASS). Its date will be determined after October 30," Roscosmos said.

The inquiry into the causes of the hole in the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft consists of specialists from the state-run corporation Roscosmos, the space rocket corporation Energia and TsNIIMash. The hole might have been caused by external factors (the impact of a meteorite or space debris, faulty workmanship or deliberate mechanical impact.