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This was not the most convenient time for a spacecraft to start leaking.
Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft sprung a leak last night, with coolant spraying into space just before two astronauts were scheduled to head outside on a spacewalk. The spacewalk got cancelled, but there was never any danger to anyone on the station.
As for the leak itself, the likely culprit was a micrometeoroid strike.
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