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A Russian spaceship that is currently docked to the International Space Station sprung a leak last week and sprayed a huge mist into the sky.
The incident forced officials at Russia's space agency to look for ways to cool the capsule.
A recent inspection using the Canadarm2 found a 0.8 millimeter hole that appears to have caused the leak.
The damage is believed to be caused by micrometeorites, but the exact cause has not been determined.
The situation was not very pleasant, but Yury Borisov denied that the spaceship reached 122 degrees.
The equipment compartment is 104 degrees and the habitation module sits at 86 degrees.
According to the Russian space agency, the temperatures are within acceptable limits.
It doesn't mean that the three astronauts who were supposed to return to Earth on the leaking spaceship still have a ride home.
The capsule that was supposed to carry three new crew members to the International Space Station in March may need to be launched as a makeshift return flight in order to make up for the lost time.
We will have to wait and see what the two agencies decide to do next.
Russia won't take immediate action on the damaged spaceship.
Russia was alarmed as the spacecraft began to heat up after it was sprayed into space.
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