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Elizabeth Howell

ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

A metallic cylinder with two wing-like solar panels.

A Russian spacecraft is finally open to the space station after its cargo delivery was delayed by an unusual smell.

A robotic Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station as planned on Saturday (Nov. 23) after its launch on Nov. 21, but astronauts reported a strange stench coming from the vehicle that delayed unloading.

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