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Shocking! Russian space agency threatens NASA astronaut, claims that he drilled ‘hole’ in their spacecraft
Russian space agency Roscosmos, on Tuesday, revealed that they have completed the investigation into a “hole” that was found in a Soyuz spacecraft in 2018 when the vehicle was docked to the International Space Station (ISS).
Roscosmos, speaking to Russian publication RIA Novosti, said that they have already sent the investigation results to law enforcement for further action. Roscosmos said, “All results of the investigation regarding the hole in the habitation module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft were transmitted to Law Enforcement officials.”
No other details were provided by the space agency.
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, and NASA’s Serena Auñón-Chancellor had flown to the ISS in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.
As for the 2018 incident, no astronauts or cosmonauts were in danger, however, the event was fairly embarrassing for Russian space officials. Notably, in August 2018, a 2 mm breach was discovered in the ‘orbital module of the Soyuz MS-09 vehicle’ which was docked at the ISS.
Who was the culprit?
Since the incident, speculation has been rife about who might have caused this. Some Russian media reported that a manufacturing or testing defect might have caused the “hole”, however, sources in the Russian government later spread rumours that a discontented NASA astronaut had drilled the hole.
TASS, the Russian state news service, in April, also published a piece of news saying that Auñón-Chancellor had “an acute psychological crisis” and drilled the hole to return to Earth at the earliest. NASA had issued a clarification, denying the news, at the time.
Now, another conspiracy theory is coming to the fore which says that Auñón-Chancellor might have been behind drilling the hole “due to stress after an unsuccessful romantic relationship with another crew member.”
This piece of information was published in the latest RIA Novosti article. Again coming to the astronaut’s defense, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was quoted as saying, “These attacks are false and lack any credibility. I fully support Serena and stand behind all of our astronauts.”
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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside
If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.
The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.
Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.
Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13
Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.
If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.
Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)
Features of Apple iPhone 13
The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.
The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.