Micrometeorite Possibly Behind Russian Space Capsule Leak

Micrometeorite Possibly Behind Russian Space Capsule Leak
A Soyuz capsule of the International Space Station (ISS) during its fly in an undated photo. Sergei Korsakov, Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP
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MOSCOW—A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station could have been caused by a micrometeorite, a Russian space official said Thursday.

Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos and NASA both said that the incident hasn’t posed any danger to the station’s crew. However, the leak prompted a pair of Russian cosmonauts to abort a planned spacewalk earlier in the day.