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gulgin t1_j12dejy wrote

Reply to comment by speed7 in Leak Inspection Finds Hole in Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS by darthatheos

I mean, I am not a Russia apologist, but space junk impacts are pretty random. I don’t think any other spacecraft are particularly well hardened to impacts like this and it seems to me just a random incident of bad luck. I am not an expert though, maybe US craft are hardened?

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toodroot t1_j12k7ke wrote

Starliner and Dragon both had more than a year of delay while arguing with NASA about MMOD (micrometeoroid and orbital debris). Which is what we're talking about.

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j12xs02 wrote

They had a hole in one spacecraft, as it got damaged during construction and somebody just put a patch on it.

It could have been caused by a micro-meteorite or it could just be Russian build quality.

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tjeulink t1_j15obyn wrote

they literally patch the ISS with ducktape over pressure leaks in the hull. thats standard. not saying the repair isn't out of spec, but sometimes weird repairs are perfectly fine even though you would think it isn't.

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WilliamMorris420 t1_j19hoti wrote

But at least everybody knows about "funny" repairs and can keep an eye on it and do a proper repair later on. When mission control sends up a new repair kit.

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