Anonymous ID: 730cc2 Oct. 19, 2020, 5:52 a.m. No.11150595   🗄️.is 🔗kun

https://sputniknews.com/science/202010191080816977-tear-in-russian-segment-of-iss-about-1-inch-long-taped-with-kapton-source-says-/

 

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The fissure in the Russian sector of the International Space Station (ISS) is between 2 and 4 centimetres (0.7 -1.5 inches) and was temporarily patched up with a Kapton tape, a source from the space industry said.

 

"The analysis of the photos suggests that the fissure in Zvezda module is two to four centimeters long. Cosmonaut [Sergey] Ryzhikov taped it with Kapton [specialized tape that is a particularly good insulator]," the source said.

 

Earlier in the day, one of the crew members, cosmonaut Ivan Vagner reported to the ground that the crew had found a makeshift solution for the leak.

 

In September 2019, an air leak was detected on the ISS. In August 2020, the speed of the station's air leak increased. Eventually, the air leak was traced to Zvezda module, but the precise location of the leak, which is very minor, was not found at the time.

 

Russia's Roscosmos agency has repeatedly said that the safety of the ISS crew is not jeopardized by the air leak. Executive director for the agency's manned space programme, Sergey Krikalev, added, however, that additional air could be delivered to the ISS if the crew failed to get rid of the leak.

Anonymous ID: 730cc2 Oct. 19, 2020, 5:52 a.m. No.11150608   🗄️.is 🔗kun

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-people-have-to-flush-their-toilet-15-times-2020-10

 

During the speech, Trump turned his attention to the subject of bathroom water pressure.

 

"I hate to say the three things. It's the shower, it's the sink, and you know the third element in the bathroom. But I don't say it, because every time I say it, they only talk about that one," he said, pointing towards a group of reporters.

 

"Because it's sort of gross to talk about, right? So I won't talk about the fact that people have to flush their toilet 15 times. I will not talk about it. I'll only talk about showers. But there is three things … This way they can't report it."