Russians to Investigate Noise on Space Station
NASA will leave it to its Russian partners to determine whether an alarming noise aboard the international space station was caused by something hitting the 200-ton outpost, a spokesman for the U.S. space agency said in Cape Canaveral.
On Wednesday, station Commander Michael Foale reported hearing a sound like a crunching tin can or flexing sheet metal coming from the rear of the Russian Zvezda module, which serves as a living quarters and galley for the two-man crew.
The noise raised concerns the ship may have been hit by a meteoroid or a piece of space junk.
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