Space Station Incident Demands Independent Investigation

A space expert warns NASA's safety culture may be eroding again

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​Large square solar panels stick out from cylindrical white and brown modules in space

Russia's "Nauka" Multipurpose Laboratory Module is pictured shortly after docking to the Zvezda service module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station, with the Brazilian coast 263 miles below. In the foreground is the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module on 29 July 2021.

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