Russia may soon press criminal charges against a NASA astronaut for allegedly sabotaging a module of the International Space Station, as the saga of the hole in the station could come to a head.
According to a report by Russian news publication RIA Novosti which was first spotted in English, the investigation into the incident in which a hole was discovered in the Soyuz spaceship has been completed by the country's space agency.
The hole was patched and fixed quickly, but reports indicate that it could have caused a serious depressurization of the space station in two weeks. A leak in their module could have jeopardized their own cosmonauts and an international team of astronauts.
J'accuse!
Unless it was someone else who did it.
Many in the Russian media and government have made baseless accusations against Serena Aun-Chancellor. She might have drilled the hole in order to get sent back to Earth early, as claimed by the Russian state news agency.
Bill Nelson, the agency's chief, told Ars that the accusations were false and lacked credibility.
It was boiling over.
The lives of the crew of the International Space Station were at risk when Russia tested an anti-satellite missile. Russian malfunctioned several times over the past year, causing the outpost to go out of control. This latest kerfuffle is likely to be a weak attempt to distract from the embarrassing situations.
Tensions are higher than ever between the rivals, especially when it comes to matters in space, and a criminal charge against a US citizen just might push things over the edge.
Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut.
Someone drilled a hole in the International Space Station. Was it a mistake or sabotage?
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