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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Didn't someone already commit theft in space?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] don@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago

username checks out

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There was also the hole drilled in the ISS. AFAIK, nobody was ever held responsible but it was definitely vandalism at least.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Was it ever confirmed to be intentionally drilled? Last I heard, they were still in the “it could have simply been a piece of space dust moving insanely fast” part of the investigation.

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, the area around the hole had marks from the drill bit slipping and it was haphazardly patched and hidden.

That was in a soyuz and the leading theory on that was it was done on the ground