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Roscosmos took to Telegram to make this announcement while elaborating that the leak occurred on an external or backup radiator. The main thermal control circuit of the module is operating normally, and conditions inside the module remain comfortable.The leak was observed firsthand on the live feed streamed by NASA on Monday at 1 p.m. ET, where flakes of frozen coolant were observed.
It is not clear what caused the leak, but the primary suspicion in such cases is always space debris, which is increasing significantly as more companies and countries enter the space race.Experts, however, believe that the issue is not a coincidence but a systemic one from the Russian side. In December last year, a Russian Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the ISS suddenly.
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