[Thanks to UC#1 for bringing this breaking news to our attention.]
A Russian spacecraft is finally open to the space station after its cargo delivery was delayed by an unusual smell.
A robotic Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station as planned on Saturday (Nov. 23) after its launch on Nov. 21, but astronauts reported a strange stench coming from the vehicle that delayed unloading. …. The astronauts and ISS were never in any danger as a result of the stink, NASA has stressed. The agency added on Monday that the odor “likely was outgassing from materials inside the cargo spacecraft,” but did not offer more specifics.
From the ISS side, the unmistakable sound of clinking pots and a faint, cheerful hum of Russian folk music drifts through the hatch. Suddenly, two Russian astronauts, Yuri and Svetlana, appear, wearing aprons over their flight suits.
