But they theorized that perhaps a micrometeoroid had struck the Vela satellite and caused it to only appear to detect a double flash in the Indian Ocean instead.

但他们推测，可能是一个微流星体撞击了船帆座卫星，导致它似乎只在印度洋探测到两次闪光。

But the Soyuz developed problems after it was struck by a micrometeoroid—a speck of dust or rock traveling extremely fast—and so Rubio had to catch a ride on a different Soyuz in September later that year.

但联盟号在被一颗微流星体（以极快速度飞行的尘埃或岩石碎片）击中后出现了问题，因此卢比奥不得不在同年9月乘坐另一艘联盟号飞船返回地球。