Smoke detected in Russian module on space station - Roscosmos


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  • Thursday, 09 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO The International Space Station ISS photographed from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking October 4 2018. NASARoscosmosHandout via REUTERSFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The International Space Station (ISS) photographed from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018. NASA/Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A smoke alarm was activated in a Russian service module on the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday, and Russian news agencies reported that cosmonauts had smelled burning plastic.

The RIA news agency quoted Roscosmos as saying all systems were later working properly. Plans for a space walk later on Thursday were still in force, the space agency said.

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