Toxic vapor leak discovered at Russia’s space booster in French Guiana

A toxic vapor leak

A toxic vapor leak was detected coming from the Russian Fregat upper-stage rocket which is stored at the space center in French Guiana. It was supposed to deliver satellites, but the operation was halted over the coronavirus.

The oxidizer vapor detection system at the booster’s storage facility began giving sporadic alarm signals a week ago, the press-service of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said.

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