Roscosmos had previously suggested a man-made hole in the Soyuz spacecraft caused an air leak on board the International Space Station in August 2018.
, NASA said that the fact the hole had been caused by a human did not suggest it was created intentionally or with malintent. It said both the U.S. and Russia's space agencies are investigating the incident to determine the cause.
On 18 September, Rogozin said they now know what caused the hole."It was in the household compartment [of the Soyuz MS-09 ship] ... We took all the samples. What happened is clear to us, but we won't tell you anything. There must be some secret with us," he said, according to state news agencyThe Kremlin did not comment on Roscosmos' decision to keep the source a secret. In a report in Tass, it deferred all questions about the leak back to Rogozin.
The ISS is a joint project between NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency , Japan's JAXA and Canada's CSA. It has been continuously inhabited since November 2000. It is not clear how long the ISS will operate for. Roscosmos has said it will be part of the program until at least 2024, while there areThe International Space Station in October, 2018. The leak took place in August, 2018, in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked there.
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