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Loud Metallic Noise Heard at ISS

Posted by michael on from the pieces-falling-off dept.

Z4rd0Z writes "Russian Cosmonauts at the International Space Station today heard a loud drumlike noise for the second time since November. The sound seemed to be coming from the same place as before. In February a space walk to find the source of the sound was cut short."

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  1. Re:Cosmonauts? by OneBarG · · Score: 5, Informative

    Russian space travelers - Cosmonauts
    American space travelers - Astronauts.

    That's the difference.

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  2. Re:Cosmonauts? by bircho · · Score: 5, Informative

    The only difference is the words' origin. But it means same thing.

    Astronaut = American

    Cosmonaut = Russian

    Taikonaut = Chinese

  3. Re:How can they hear sounds in VACCUM? by BenHmm · · Score: 4, Informative

    The same way you can hear the sound if someone taps on an airtight window. The vibrations travel through the glass. They only have to be in air when they hit your ear. That is it in a vacuum is irrelevant: all it means is that whatever is making the noise is touching the ISS (i.e. part of it.)