Int'l Space Station faces failure, Russia warns

MSM.com; Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

At least 80 percent of in-flight systems on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) had passed their expiration date, Vladimir Solovyov told state media.

China has its own Heavenly Palace up there.

He also said small cracks had been discovered that could worsen over time.

Russia has often raised concerns over hardware and has suggested it could leave the ISS after 2025.

The station was built in 1998 as part of a joint project between Russia, USA, Canada, Japan, and several European countries and was originally designed for a 15-year lifespan.

Mr. Solovyov, the chief engineer at the space company Energia, which is the leading developer of Russia's section of the ISS, said: "Literally a day after the [in-flight] systems are fully exhausted, irreparable failures may begin."

He warned last year that much of the equipment on the station was starting to age and would soon need to be replaced.

The former cosmonaut also announced that "superficial" cracks had been discovered on Russia's Zarya cargo module. Launched in 1998, it is one of the oldest modules of the ISS and is now primarily used for storage.

"This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time," Mr. Solovyov told the RIA news agency.

In April, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told state TV that aging metal on the station could "lead to irreversible consequences -- to catastrophe. We mustn't let that happen." More

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