Something struck the International Space Station

One of the solar panels on the International Space Station (ISS) is damaged by micrometeorites. This was announced on Sunday TSNII Director General Gennady Raykunov. "Probably the cooling tube solar battery was punctured. But what and how - no one has seen. Since the particles are, obviously, quite small. Now this whole situation is being investigated. Develops complex of measures to tackle the problem '"- quote Raykunov online media. He said experts from the Russian-American Commission is currently examining the status of the ISS.    It should be noted that in August the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko Gennadiy Padalka and during its release in space, mounted on the outside of the ISS protection from meteorites. Earlier it was reported that ISS will maneuver to perform scientific experiments. "The purpose of the upcoming maneuver is to provide continuous illumination device ESA SOLAR, so that it can continuously shoot the sun for about 25 days" - said in a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA). It should be noted that most ISS to make maneuvers to avoid collision with space debris. On November 1 station maneuver to avoid debris from the American satellite "Iridium-33." The height of the orbit was changed by about one kilometer.