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Russian cosmonauts cancelled their spacewalk after they discovered that the Soyuz spacecraft had leaked unknown substances into space.
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The unknown fluid was seen leaking from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft's aft section when it docked with the Rassvet module of the International Space Station.
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Ground specialists observed a stream and particles in a live video feed, as well as a pressure drop on instruments emanating from the Soyuz MS-22 capsule.
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Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Peterlin were in the process of preparing for the spacewalk at the time that the leak was discovered.
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"Ground teams observed significant leaking from an unknown substance from a fore portion of the Soyuz MS-22 Spacecraft docked with the Rassvet module of the International Space Station," Nasa stated in a statement.
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The cosmonauts restored the pressure in the airlock, removed their spacesuits, and entered the space station again.
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Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, is currently evaluating the situation regarding the leakage on the spacecraft that transported three astronauts to space from Baikonur.
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After launching from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 21, the spacecraft carried Prokopyev and Petelin, as well as NASA astronaut Frank Rubio to space.
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Russia's space agency and Nasa were planning to investigate the Soyuz leak to find out how the capsule was affected.
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