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International Space Station Imagery
Damage apparently from a micrometeoroid impact
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ISS015-E-10854 (6 June 2007) --- During the Russian spacewalk conducted by cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, flight engineer, on June 6, 2007, Yurchikhin commented on damage to a multi-layer insulation (MLI) protective blanket on the Zarya module. The damage, he noted, was apparently from a micrometeoroid impact. The date the damage occurred is unknown but has had no impact to vehicle operations.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 06/07/2007
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