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Did you guys hear about this? I can't stop chuckling over this.
Apparently the international space station got hit with a micrometeorite which caused the station to spring a 2 mm hole.
Sounds pretty serious, right? Well it kinda is. If they hadn't discovered the hole they would have run out of oxygen in 18 days.
So how did they fix this hole you ask?
It was probably something pretty high tech, right? Something specifically designed for repairing billion dollar space installations, right?
Nope.
How do we plug any type of hole in this world?
Well first the astronaut stuck his finger over the hole. And then for the more permanent solution he broke out...the...DUCT TAPE!
International Space Station astronauts plug leak with finger and tape after being hit with debris
Apparently the international space station got hit with a micrometeorite which caused the station to spring a 2 mm hole.
Sounds pretty serious, right? Well it kinda is. If they hadn't discovered the hole they would have run out of oxygen in 18 days.
So how did they fix this hole you ask?
It was probably something pretty high tech, right? Something specifically designed for repairing billion dollar space installations, right?
Nope.
How do we plug any type of hole in this world?
Well first the astronaut stuck his finger over the hole. And then for the more permanent solution he broke out...the...DUCT TAPE!
International Space Station astronauts plug leak with finger and tape after being hit with debris
The damage was found by closing hatches to each module one at a time, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst initially plugged the gap with his finger, before duct taping over the hole to prevent more air leaking into space.
During a live feed from the ISS, Nasa's ground control were heard to comment: "Right now Alex has got his finger on that hole and I don't think that's the best remedy for it."