The Progress 90 cargo ship arrived at the ISS with three tons of supplies, and a foul odor.
The hatch between a Russian cargo ship and the International Space Station is finally open after a foul stench initially prompted astronauts to seal it off. The good news is, the smell has not lingered and NASA may have figured out the cause.
As for the reason behind the odd smell, NASA said it may have been due to “outgassing from materials inside the cargo spacecraft.” It’s not clear whether that may have affected the supplies being loaded onto the ISS. The Progress 90 spacecraft is set to remain docked to the ISS for a period of six months. Afterward, the cargo ship will plunge toward Earth’s atmosphere, burning up upon reentry, along with trash from the ISS that the astronauts will load onto Progress.
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