International Space Station Russian Segment Experiences Coolant Leak

the radiator as it was moved from the Russian Rassvet to Nauka module during an April 18/19 spacewalk by the cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin

The radiator being moved from the Russian Rassvet to Nauka module during a spacewalk on April 18-19, 2023, by cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin.

Credit: NASA TV
HOUSTON—The Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, among the latest additions to the International Space Station’s (ISS) Russian segment, experienced an external coolant leak traced to a backup radiator, according to NASA’s Mission Control and verified by members of the orbital lab’s seven-person...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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