Submitted by darthatheos t3_zr6z5t in space
diddyzig t1_j1212ut wrote
From the article "A preliminary inspection with a robotic arm confirmed the leak shortly after it began on Thursday, with a follow-up inspection, performed earlier today, now confirming the hole, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite or a tiny piece of space junk."
I bet this type of thing is going to get a lot more common
SpaceCaboose t1_j13m8u2 wrote
Crazy! It’s a good thing the micrometeorite wasn’t in a slightly different spot and hit a main area of the actual ISS
daBarron t1_j13rvuk wrote
There is a fair bit of kevlar protection around a lot of the iss, probably getting hit occasionally and nobody notices.
The space shuttle got a chip of paint embedded in the windscreen but was ok.
mineNombies t1_j15ctpa wrote
>probably getting hit occasionally and nobody notices
Astronauts have described how when it's quiet, they can sit against the hull, and hear fairly regular strikes.
TheGoldenHand t1_j150iw9 wrote
The outside the of the space station has a number of bb sized craters on it.
restform t1_j15te87 wrote
And when it's not you just plug the hole with your finger and tell your buddy to get the duct tape, no biggie.
[deleted] t1_j15u64g wrote
I mean, if the hole is smaller than half an inch in diameter, fixing it with duct tape would work just fine. It is only 14 psi after all.
daBarron t1_j15whli wrote
Reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/KSzuiqVjJg4
Cupola has this mechanical rod to open the shields with 2 little O rings holding pressure.
restform t1_j166pp5 wrote
I wasn't being sarcastic, it's pretty much what they did with the previous soyuz leak. Not duct tape of course but not far off
froggythefish t1_j16jza1 wrote
Shiny government approved duct tape
scunglyscrimblo t1_j15lgra wrote
They had to replace windows on the shuttle multiple times
Familiar_Raisin204 t1_j13s757 wrote
The ISS uses a Whipple shield so it's pretty well protected
SpaceCaboose t1_j14bw32 wrote
Makes sense they’d have something like that. I’d just never really considered it.
Thanks for the info!
HiFiGuy197 t1_j16rz5z wrote
Didn’t read the article…
Mr. Whipple? Is it full of Charmin?
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danteheehaw t1_j13hiow wrote
Yeah, micro meteorites have been crossing into our open orbit.
MandalorianAhazi t1_j168fw0 wrote
I’d be terrified to be anywhere in space around Earth. Can you imagine a random piece of wired or whatever absolutely shredding your body
Starrion t1_j15u1ke wrote
The hole was vaguely starlink shaped....
Strangeronthebus2019 t1_j17jffa wrote
>From the article "A preliminary inspection with a robotic arm confirmed the leak shortly after it began on Thursday, with a follow-up inspection, performed earlier today, now confirming the hole, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite or a tiny piece of space junk."
>I bet this type of thing is going to get a lot more common
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garry4321 t1_j15crb4 wrote
One really bad hit and it turns into a cascading clusterfuck of debris that keeps us out of space for decades.
PhoenixReborn t1_j15e3cd wrote
You're talking about a Gravity situation where the ISS is destroyed? Wouldn't the debris deorbit and burn up relatively quickly? They need a periodic boost to stay in orbit.
garry4321 t1_j15gmax wrote
There are different orbit levels in space. Higher orbits can stay there for hundreds to thousands of years, with lower orbits needing frequent boosts due to the small amount of atmospheric drag left. Lots, if not most of our satellites are in the higher orbits to reduce fuel needs. These orbits allow space junk to be deadly for a long time.
The thing is, there are also elliptical orbits which cause debris to be in a high orbit for most of its life, but then dip into the lower orbit for a period of time. Not only can these stay in orbit much longer, but they can hit the lower objects that need boosting like the ISS, thus being a danger to everything.
Once you have shit start exploding in all different directions, you get all kinds of orbits many of which will be destructive for many many years. Some of the debris will return to earth, but there is already enough right now just orbiting for years and years that we have to track. Not great.
legomann97 t1_j15gqsk wrote
Yeah, eventually. But until then many of our satellites would be trashed, billions upon billions of dollars in damages, if not trillions, and LEO is a horrible mess for probably 5 years in the best case, multiple decades at worst.
I don't think it's the end of the world though, because higher up orbits are fine and much harder to Kessler up. We could probably still fly through the cloud of debris with a reasonable chance of success if we spend a small enough amount of time in LEO - space is big - and make a place in MEO to do space stuff again
Nethri t1_j15emje wrote
It's called the Kessler effect I think. It's basically the theory of a cascade of debris originating from one large collision.
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