Roscosmos Never Blamed US For Hole In Soyuz Hull - Rogozin

Daniyal Sohail Published November 19, 2018 | 10:21 PM

Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos has never blamed the US astronauts for the hole in the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft and denies any such allegations, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, said Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th November, 2018) Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos has never blamed the US astronauts for the hole in the hull of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft and denies any such allegations, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, said Monday.

On August 30, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) detected an insignificant air leak, caused by a microfracture on a wall of the living section of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, docked to the ISS. The hole was patched on the same day to restore the hermetic integrity of the ISS.

"We have never accused the Americans, that never happened. That was a dirty interpretation of some publications in the media. We categorically refuse these allegations," Rogozin said at a press conference.