[Sad Soyuz noises]
are behind the damage — but the exact cause, like the plan for getting the astronauts home, has yet to be confirmed.TASSAccording to Roscosmos, the Soyuz capsule's habitation module is currently sitting at a balmy-but-livable 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while the equipment compartment is around 104 degrees.
The Russian space agency also said that the temperatures are within acceptable limits for cosmonauts.But that doesn't mean the three astronauts — cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who were meant to return on board the leaky spacecraft — still have a ride home.
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