seeder Posted June 21, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Well the headline sounded good, but...there is no apparent harm to the crew ISS threatened by possible ‘mold and bacteria contamination’ inside cargo spacecraft Mission control has instructed the crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) to open the hatches of the recently docked ATV-4 unmanned cargo spaceship and carry out disinfection procedures, over fears of mold and bacteria contamination. The ATV-4 (the fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle) was launched from the Kourou space center in French Guyana on June 5, and docked with Russia’s Zvezda ISS module on Saturday. The hatch opening was initially planned for Monday, but was delayed. According to NASA TV, the delay was over a possible “mold and bacteria contamination” on three bags inside the cargo ship. “The level of contamination poses no risk to the crew members, however, teams want to make sure the problem is taken care of in order to protect the atmosphere aboard the space station,” website Spaceflight101 reported before the opening of the hatch. http://rt.com/news/mold-bacteria-contamination-iss-886/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 21, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Oh dear, sounds like a job for a mop & bucket of disinfectant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted June 26, 2013 #3 Share Posted June 26, 2013 How About the $3:00 tooth brush to Fix the $ 100 Million dollar Station today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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