Russian investigators suggest that the damage caused by the ISS could have been sabotaged

Last week, astronauts rushed to find and repair a small hole in the International Space Station (ISS) that threatened to flee the station's atmosphere into space. The crew finally discovered a small puncture in the Russian Soyuz capsule moored at the station. The hole has been identified for the first time as a micrometeoroid puncture, but now it seems less likely. Russia suggests that this damage was caused accidentally or deliberately by human hands. Has anyone tried to sabotage the ISS?

Authorities are adamant that the crew of six ISS personnel was not in danger at any time while he was chasing the leak. The hole has caused a drop in pressure in the cabin, which we still want to adjust, even if it is not fatal. The astronauts repaired the hole with a special type of tape and the fit was avoided. The damage being in the Russian module, Russia was in charge of the investigation.

At first, everyone seemed pleased with this explanation – after all, there are thousands of waste items in the space scattered around the Earth that could have made a hole of this size. But now, Russia has questioned the cause of micrometeoroids. Russian space agency head Dmitry Rogozin said on television that the damage is not consistent with an impact. He said the hole came from a drill and it looked like the drill was flickering, leaving scratches around the hole. NASA has removed publicly published images with the accompanying micrometeoroid explanation, but they somehow resemble drill holes to those who are uninformed.

As to whether it's a case of sabotage, it depends on how exactly the hole has arrived there. A Russian company called Energia made Soyuz capsules for the government and in the past, employees made mistakes that caused similar damage. In one case, a technician pierced the hull and attempted to conceal the damage with epoxy. However, the damage was detected before the robbery and the worker was fired.

Some questioned whether an ISS resident caused the damage by accident or deliberately, but it is more likely that this hole was present since the capsule was on the ground. In June, he flew to the ISS with three passengers: Russian Sergey Prokopyev, German Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of the United States. Russian operators did not detect any problems at that time, but the hole may have been corrected and then failed in orbit. NASA says that it retains its judgment until the Roscosmos investigation committee finishes its work.

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