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William Mata

Russia and NASA consider sending spacecraft to bring home Space Station crew after capsule leak

A stream of particles, which NASA says appears to be liquid and possibly coolant, sprays out of the Soyuz spacecraft on the International Space Station

(Picture: via REUTERS)

Russia is considering sending an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station to bring back three crew members ahead of schedule, after their capsule started leaking.

Roscosmos, the state’s programme, and NASA have both said they do not know how the Soyuz capsule’s radiator was punctured - but have ruled out a meteor impact.

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