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Odd smell coming from Russian spacecraft docked at space station

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix

A Russian Progress spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of supplies to the International Space Station also brought an unwanted smell when cosmonauts opened the hatch.

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Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Gizmodo

    Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The spacecraft delivered food and supplies to the ISS, but its cargo might be contaminated.

  2. Forbes

    ‘Unexpected’ Smell On Space Station Causes Hiccup In Cargo Delivery (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A mysterious odor and "small droplets" greeted cosmonauts on the ISS when they opened the hatch to a newly arrived cargo spacecraft. NASA thinks it knows what happened.

  3. Fox10 Phoenix

    Odd smell coming from Russian spacecraft docked at space station (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A Russian Progress spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of supplies to the International Space Station also brought an unwanted smell when cosmonauts opened the hatch.

  4. Newsweek

    How one bad smell led the ISS to shut down a Russian spacecraft (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Russian cosmonauts discovered a foul smell and strange droplets floating around after opening the docked Progress 90 spacecraft.

  5. CNN

    Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A Russian segment of the International Space Station was locked down this weekend after cosmonauts found an “unusual odor” emanating from a visiting cargo capsule, NASA said.

  6. Digital Trends

    An ‘unexpected odor’ was reported at the space station (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    There was brief cause for concern at the ISS just recently when crew there reported an unexpected odor coming from Russia's recently docked Progress spacecraft.

  7. New York Post

    Russian spacecraft brings ‘toxic’ odor, unknown droplets to International Space Station (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Russian spacecraft delivering about six months' worth of food and supplies to the International Space Station leaked a strange odor and droplets upon docking at the station -- raising alarm among astronauts.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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