The Russians claim that the hole found in a spacecraft was a sabotage, and launch an investigation

Last week, it was reported that astronauts aboard the International Space Station had discovered a leak that had been traced on the Soyuz capsule on the Russian side of the station. The hole was 1.5 millimeters wide and was determined not to pose a threat to passengers on board because it could easily be repaired. The thought at the time was that a small meteorite must have crashed into the capsule and created the fracture, but Russian officials suggest that someone broke the hole, perhaps as an act of sabotage .

According to Phys.org, Dmitry Rogozin, managing director of the Roscosmos space agency, said Monday at a televised conference that a cause had been ruled out. "What is it: a production defect or premeditated actions?", He asked. Rogozin said that the version of the craft still on Earth would be checked for similar flaws, but he stepped heavily toward a saboteur with a drill and a "hesitant hand". remains to be determined, and the general manager has not pointed the finger at one party in particular, but others have contributed to the theories. Russian MP Maxim Surayev and the former cosmonaut of the ISS suggested that one of the current inhabitants did so in order to reduce his stay and return home. "If a cosmonaut pulls this strange waterfall, and that can not be ruled out, it's really bad," he said. "I wish God that it is a production flaw, even if it is very sad, there has been nothing like this in the history of Soyuz ships."

Others said the capsule had been damaged during testing and that someone had tried to hide the mistake with some sort of sealant that had since disappeared. In any case, Rogozin says the investigation is ongoing and they want to find the responsible party. This is such a weird space that we hope someone will get the rights and will write a 12-part documentary on Netflix.