Who drilled a hole on the ISS? Russia refuses accusations towards American astronauts
On September 12, Russian representatives sharply reacted to the message that the country suspects American astronauts of deliberately drilling a hole on the ISS. The hole in the orbital station was noticed last month and quickly eliminated. However, Russia suggested that this was not an accident, but a deliberate act, which accidentally launched a chain of rumors and suspicions.
The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on September 12 that the Russian space agency was investigating the possibility that the Americans could specially drill a hole to break cooperation between the countries (referring to a secret source). However, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov dismissed the news, saying that “it would be incredibly stupid to cast a shadow on the members of the ISS.” He also asked not to speculate on this topic until the exact reason was found, and reminded that the orbital station was always out of politics. Representatives of Roskosmos refused to give official comments until they publish the results at the end of the month. Astronauts noticed a hole on August 30 on the docked Russian ship Union. Last week, the head of the space agency Dmitry Rogozin spoke about the possibility of sabotage, both on Earth and in space. But on Wednesday, Facebook asked not to spread rumors, so as not to undermine trust between countries. He also adds that further analysis reveals new information and shows that the situation is much more complicated than previously thought.
