There was an air leak on the International Space Station on August 30.

The air leak was caused by a manufacturing defect in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

The leak was found in the living module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, not in the return module.

The leak was initially thought to be the result of a miniature meteorite hitting the spacecraft, but was later determined to be a manufacturing defect.

Russian cosmonauts used special sealant to fill the hole on the night of August 30.

The cause of the crack in the inner shell of the living module was identified as a defect that occurred on Earth.

The person responsible for the fault was identified.

The leak was likely sealed with special glue after launch, but the glue later dried out and was squeezed out, revealing cracks.

Air leaking from a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) poses no risk to its crew or the orbital outpost.

The rate at which air was escaping from the satellite's Russian Zvezda module under certain circumstances had doubled.

The situation is under control and being constantly monitored.

The aging of the station’s structure and the growing need for repair and maintenance work on board require a significant portion of the crew’s time.

There is an area in the aft end of the International Space Station with a small leak.

The leak increased about a week before the recent Progress launch and docking.

The volume of lost air has increased to about two pounds a day, compared to a pound a day previously.

The hatch is closed in the area of the leak and is not expected to be opened until April.

Technical issues at the ISS are being reported on a regular basis due to the age of the station.

Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station.

The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019.

Astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull since the first leak was discovered.

Experts know how to return the module tightness, which will be done after Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.

The possible last place of air leakage was found in the intermediate chamber of the service module 'Star' of the Russian segment of the ISS.

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.

NASA has excluded the involvement of its astronauts in the hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

American astronauts are not involved in the appearance of a hole in the household compartment docked to the ISS.

The hole was discovered on the night of August 30, 2018, and was caused by a hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

The hole was located in the household compartment, not in the lander, so it did not threaten the return of the crew to Earth.

The commission of the rocket and space Corporation (RSC) Energia ruled out the version of damage to the skin of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft as a result of industrial defects.

NASA crew members carry out their missions professionally and honestly, according to assistant head of NASA for manned flights Katie Leeds.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos suggested that the hole may have been drilled by an astronaut experiencing a psychological crisis.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos reported that NASA astronauts refused to pass a lie detector test.

The hole was reportedly drilled in zero gravity.

Russian cosmonauts have discovered small cracks on the International Space Station (ISS).

The cracks were found in some places on the Zarya module of the ISS.

It is unclear whether the cracks are causing air leaks in the orbiting space lab.

The ISS has experienced air leaks before, including one in 2018 that was initially thought to be caused by a micrometeorite but was later found to be deliberate sabotage.

The ISS has been fraught with problems, including a small air leak last year when air pressure dropped.

Russian officials have warned that the aging ISS is too dangerous for their cosmonauts due to its structural and metal degradation.

The discovery of cracks has raised concerns that they may spread over time.

The Russian crew found the alleged site of air leakage on the International Space Station, located in the module 'Star'.

The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship delivers the necessary funds to them.

Air leakage at the station was recorded more than two years ago.

Crew members have found several cracks and reported that they were able to seal them, but the pressure on the station continued to fall.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts, including the air leakage issue.

The possible location of the air leak from the International Space Station was discovered by Russian cosmonauts in the unit 'Zvezda'.

The materials and equipment needed to repair the air leak will be sent aboard the Progress cargo vehicle.

Astronauts Peter Dobrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the possible location of the air leak in December in the middle chamber of the Zvezda unit.

NASA is considering isolating the Zvezda module completely if necessary to stop the air leak.

The Roscosmos media office believes the concerns of their partners regarding the air leak are 'unfounded and surprising'.

The equipment and materials necessary to stop air leakage will be sent with the first Progress cargo vehicle launched to the International Space Station.

Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.

The nearest cargo ship 'Progress' will be delivered to the ISS with means of eliminating the air leakage.

Russian cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak after the 'Progress' cargo ship delivers the necessary equipment.

Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.

Specialists will be able to restore the tightness of the Zvezda module as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.

The International Space Station (ISS) experienced an air leak in the fall of 2019.

The air leak rate increased fivefold a year after it was first recorded.

The cause of the air leak was determined to be a crack in the Russian segment of the ISS, specifically in the Zvezda module.

Astronauts sealed the crack with a sealant, but the air leak continued.

Non-through cracks were found on the oldest module of the ISS, called 'Dawn'.

The ISS is expected to expire in 2024.

The station's systems, including its tightness and computing facilities, are predicted to experience an avalanche of failures after 2025.

The Zvezda module, where the air leak was detected, was built in the 1980s as the core of the Mir-2 space station.

Astronauts detected a slight air leak from the International Space Station in September 2019.

The air leak caused the pressure inside the ISS to drop by 0.4 mm Hg, which was compensated by pumping oxygen and nitrogen as well as transporting them from Earth.

The air leak detection led to further examination of the units of the Russian sector on the International Space Station.

Cracks were discovered in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda unit in October 2020.

The cracks in the Zvezda unit were repaired in March 2021.

The Russian module of the ISS 'Zvezda' can be completely isolated due to air leakage.

The situation with the module does not yet pose a serious threat to the ISS, but in the worst case, is considering the option of complete isolation of the 'Star'.

NASA and Roscosmos are working together to eliminate air leakage in the module, but due to the small size of the crack, it is difficult to detect detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools.

The cosmonauts found the site of the leak at the end of last month, specifically in January 2022.

An air leak in one of the modules was first detected in September 2019.

A crack was detected in the camera of the Zvezda module in October 2020.

The air leak detection was reported by NASA Director for the ISS Robin Gatens on 23.01.2022.

There was an air leak on the International Space Station on August 30.

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Kazakhstan News Agency / Astana / September 3 - According to the Russian satellite network reported on the 3rd, Russian rocket space sources said that the manufacturing defect is the cause of the "Soyuz MS-09" spacecraft leak.
There was an air leak on the International Space Station on August 30.
The astronauts examined all the compartments and found tiny cracks in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.
It is located in the living module, not in the return module, so it will not affect the return of the spacecraft to Earth.
It was previously thought that the fissure was the result of a miniature meteorite hitting the spacecraft.
The next night, Russian cosmonauts used special sealant to fill the hole.
The source said: "The cause of the crack in the inner shell of the living module has been identified and it has appeared on Earth.
The person responsible for the fault was identified. "
According to another source, the crew likely sealed the leak with special glue after realizing the mistake, so it was not detected during the pre-launch check and the spacecraft ’ s first two months of orbital flight.
"However, the glue later dried out and was squeezed out, revealing cracks," he said.
The Russian space agency said a special committee would investigate and determine the cause of the accident.
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The air leak was caused by a manufacturing defect in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

The leak was found in the living module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, not in the return module.

The leak was initially thought to be the result of a miniature meteorite hitting the spacecraft, but was later determined to be a manufacturing defect.

Russian cosmonauts used special sealant to fill the hole on the night of August 30.

The cause of the crack in the inner shell of the living module was identified as a defect that occurred on Earth.

The person responsible for the fault was identified.

The leak was likely sealed with special glue after launch, but the glue later dried out and was squeezed out, revealing cracks.

Air leaking from a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) poses no risk to its crew or the orbital outpost.

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Russia comments on space station leak

A NASA official had previously reported that air loss from the Zvezda module had doubled

Air leaking from a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) poses no risk to its crew or the orbital outpost, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has said.

A NASA official had previously reported that the rate at which air was escaping from the satellite's Russian Zvezda module under certain circumstances had doubled. The situation is under control and being constantly monitored, the Roscosmos told Interfax on Wednesday, when asked about remarks by NASA’s ISS program manager, Joel Montalbano,.

”The aging of the station’s structure and the growing need for repair and maintenance work on board require a significant portion of the crew’s time,” Roscosmos said.

Montalbano mentioned the issue during this week’s briefing on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-8 mission, which is scheduled for launch on Friday.

”There is an area in the aft end of the International Space Station. [There is] a small leak. We’ve seen this leak increase about a week before the recent Progress launch and docking,” he said, referring to a Russian automatic supply freighter.

The volume of lost air has increased to about two pounds a day, compared to a pound a day previously, Montalbano said.

”The hatch is closed in that area. It’s not an impact on Crew-8, but I didn’t want anyone to be surprised, if they hear about that later,” he explained.

The use of the module for retrieving the Progress shipment didn’t pose any issues in terms of the leak, he said. The next opening of the hatch is expected in April. While it’s closed, the rest of the station is “solid.”

Technical issues at the ISS are being reported on a regular basis. Roscosmos has said the age of the station is a key reason why it is developing plans for a new purely Russian-manned orbital structure as an alternative to participating in the international project.

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The rate at which air was escaping from the satellite's Russian Zvezda module under certain circumstances had doubled.

The situation is under control and being constantly monitored.

The aging of the station’s structure and the growing need for repair and maintenance work on board require a significant portion of the crew’s time.

There is an area in the aft end of the International Space Station with a small leak.

The leak increased about a week before the recent Progress launch and docking.

The volume of lost air has increased to about two pounds a day, compared to a pound a day previously.

The hatch is closed in the area of the leak and is not expected to be opened until April.

Technical issues at the ISS are being reported on a regular basis due to the age of the station.

Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station.

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The media office of the Roscosmos Foundation announced that the Russian cosmonauts discovered in the unit "Zvezda", the possible place of air leakage from the International Space Station.
According to the information office, the materials and equipment needed to repair this place will be sent aboard the Progress cargo vehicle.
"The equipment and materials necessary to stop air leakage will be sent with the first Progress cargo vehicle launched to the International Space Station, to solve this problem once and for all," the statement said.
Astronauts Peter Dobrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the possible location of the air leak in December in the middle chamber of the Zvezda unit.
NASA has said it is considering isolating the Zvezda module completely if necessary.
The Roscosmos media office commented: “The concerns of our partners are unfounded and surprising. ”
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The Russian Zvezda module, which is one of the modules of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, could be permanently isolated due to air leakage.
This was reported by NASA Director for the ISS Robin Gatens, reports “Interfax ”.
She said that the situation with the module does not yet pose a serious threat to the ISS, but in the worst case, is considering the option of complete isolation of the “Star ”.
According to Gatens, NASA and Roscosmos are working together to eliminate air leakage in the module, but due to the small size of the crack, it is difficult to detect detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools.
In turn, Roscosmos said that the concern of their colleagues on the ISS “is not justified and is surprising. ”
According to the Russian Ministry, the cosmonauts found the site of the leak at the end of last month.
They promise to fix the problem when the Progress cargo ship delivers materials to the ISS.
Note that in the Russian segment of the space station repeatedly there were problems and other problems.
For the first time, an air leak in one of the modules was detected in September 2019, in October 2020, a crack was detected in the camera of the Zvezda module.
Recall that earlier it was reported that at the end of July 2021, after docking the Russian module “Science ” to the International space station, it turned on the engines, because of which the station began to move chaotically and for a time lost control over the orientation of the ISS.
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ISS) is a manned orbital station used as a multi-purpose space research complex; it is operated from the end of 1998 to the present (the countries agreed to operate through 2024 inclusive, the extension of the period of operation to 2028, 2030 is being considered).
The ISS is a joint international project involving 14 countries: Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada and members of the European Space Agency Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Switzerland, Sweden (originally the participants were Brazil and the United Kingdom).
The ISS is controlled by the Russian segment from the Space Flight Control Center in Korolev, the American segment from the Lyndon Johnson Flight Control Center in Houston.
The European Columbus and Japanese Kibo modules are controlled by the European Space Agency (Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Tsukuba).
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Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.
The relevant data follows from the material published by the press service of Roscosmos.
It is known that soon the nearest cargo ship "Progress" will be delivered to the ISS means of eliminating leakage.
After that, the Russian cosmonauts will immediately begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak.
"The means of eliminating non-hermeticity are planned to be delivered on the nearest Progress cargo ship, after which the cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the leak," Roscosmos said.
Earlier, Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.
Specialists will be able to restore its tightness as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.
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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
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Astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull since the first leak was discovered.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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Experts know how to return the module tightness, which will be done after Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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The possible last place of air leakage was found in the intermediate chamber of the service module 'Star' of the Russian segment of the ISS.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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NASA has excluded the involvement of its astronauts in the hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

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American astronauts are not involved in the appearance of a hole in the household compartment docked to the ISS “Soyuz MS-09 ” in 2018.
This was stated by the assistant head of NASA for manned flights Katie Leeds, commenting on the publication of TASS, in which, with reference to the source, it is reported about the likely drilling of a hole in the ship by astronaut Serina Augnon-Chancellor.
"NASA crew members carry out their missions professionally and honestly.
I support Serina and her professional behavior, and I don't find this accusation credible, "Leaders said.
On the eve of TASS published an anonymous interview with an unnamed top manager of “Roscosmos ”, in which the Agency interlocutor said that Aunyon-Chancellor, being the only woman in the crew, experienced“ acute psychological crisis ”.
The source of the publication explained that, wanting to speed up its return to Earth in connection with the emergency situation, the American drilled a hole that threatened to depressurize the station.
As one of the confirmations of his version, the Agency interlocutor indicated that NASA astronauts refused to pass the test on the “lie detector ”.
According to the source, the hole was drilled in zero gravity.
The crew discovered an air leak on the International Space Station (ISS) on the night of August 30, 2018, which was caused by a hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.
It was located in the household compartment, not in the lander, so it did not threaten the return of the crew to Earth.
General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin reported that the commission of the rocket and space Corporation (RSC) Energia ruled out the version of damage to the skin of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft as a result of industrial defects.
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American astronauts are not involved in the appearance of a hole in the household compartment docked to the ISS.

The hole was discovered on the night of August 30, 2018, and was caused by a hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft.

The hole was located in the household compartment, not in the lander, so it did not threaten the return of the crew to Earth.

The commission of the rocket and space Corporation (RSC) Energia ruled out the version of damage to the skin of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft as a result of industrial defects.

NASA crew members carry out their missions professionally and honestly, according to assistant head of NASA for manned flights Katie Leeds.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos suggested that the hole may have been drilled by an astronaut experiencing a psychological crisis.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos reported that NASA astronauts refused to pass a lie detector test.

The hole was reportedly drilled in zero gravity.

Russian cosmonauts have discovered small cracks on the International Space Station (ISS).

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"This Is Bad" - Russian Cosmonauts Discovery Tiny Cracks In Space Station

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Russian cosmonauts have discovered small cracks on the International Space Station (ISS), and it's unclear whether the cracks are causing air leaks in the orbiting space lab, according to Reuters

Vladimir Solovyov, the chief engineer of Moscow-based company Energia, the top contractor for Russia's spaceflight program, told Russia's state-owned RIA news agency that "superficial fissures have been found in some places on the Zarya module."

Solovyov warned: "This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time."

He didn't mention if the cracks were the source of air leaks which Russian cosmonauts discovered.

The 23-year old space station has been fraught with problems. NASA and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos searched for a small air leak last year when air pressure dropped in the space station.

Readers may recall, in 2018, the station experienced an air leak that was initially thought to be the result of a micrometeorite - but turned out to be a "deliberate sabotage."

Several other recent incidents have been reported on the space station, such as a software glitch that ignited thrusters on the Russian research module Nauka and sent the ISS out of normal pitch. There was also a piece of space junk that sliced through a robotic arm

Meanwhile, Moscow has given their farewell warning that it will depart from the ISS in 2025. Russian officials have said the aging ISS is too dangerous for their cosmonauts:

"We can't risk the lives [of our cosmonauts]. The situation that today is connected to the structure and the metal getting old, it can lead to irreversible consequences - to catastrophe," Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov recently said.

At the same time, China has launched a new space station that is expected to outlast the ISS.

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The cracks were found in some places on the Zarya module of the ISS.

It is unclear whether the cracks are causing air leaks in the orbiting space lab.

The ISS has experienced air leaks before, including one in 2018 that was initially thought to be caused by a micrometeorite but was later found to be deliberate sabotage.

The ISS has been fraught with problems, including a small air leak last year when air pressure dropped.

Russian officials have warned that the aging ISS is too dangerous for their cosmonauts due to its structural and metal degradation.

The discovery of cracks has raised concerns that they may spread over time.

The Russian crew found the alleged site of air leakage on the International Space Station, located in the module 'Star'.

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The Russian crew found the alleged site of air leakage on the International space station
It is located in the module “Star ”, said in“ Roscosmos ”.
The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship will deliver the necessary funds to them, the state corporation said.
Today, during the congratulations of the Russian participants of the expedition to the ISS, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts.
Air leakage at the station was recorded more than two years ago.
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It is located in the module “Star ”, said in“ Roscosmos ”.
The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship will deliver the necessary funds to them, the state corporation said.
Today, during the congratulations of the Russian participants of the expedition to the ISS, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts.
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It is located in the module “Star ”, said in“ Roscosmos ”.
The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship will deliver the necessary funds to them, the state corporation said.
Today, during the congratulations of the Russian participants of the expedition to the ISS, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts.
Air leakage at the station was recorded more than two years ago.
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It is located in the module “Star ”, said in“ Roscosmos ”.
The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship will deliver the necessary funds to them, the state corporation said.
Today, during the congratulations of the Russian participants of the expedition to the ISS, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts.
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It is located in the module “Star ”, said in“ Roscosmos ”.
The cosmonauts will begin repair work after the nearest Progress cargo ship will deliver the necessary funds to them, the state corporation said.
Today, during the congratulations of the Russian participants of the expedition to the ISS, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, spoke about the problems faced by the astronauts.
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The possible location of the air leak from the International Space Station was discovered by Russian cosmonauts in the unit 'Zvezda'.

The materials and equipment needed to repair the air leak will be sent aboard the Progress cargo vehicle.

Astronauts Peter Dobrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the possible location of the air leak in December in the middle chamber of the Zvezda unit.

NASA is considering isolating the Zvezda module completely if necessary to stop the air leak.

The Roscosmos media office believes the concerns of their partners regarding the air leak are 'unfounded and surprising'.

The equipment and materials necessary to stop air leakage will be sent with the first Progress cargo vehicle launched to the International Space Station.

Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.

The nearest cargo ship 'Progress' will be delivered to the ISS with means of eliminating the air leakage.

Russian cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak after the 'Progress' cargo ship delivers the necessary equipment.

Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.

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Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.
The relevant data follows from the material published by the press service of Roscosmos.
It is known that soon the nearest cargo ship "Progress" will be delivered to the ISS means of eliminating leakage.
After that, the Russian cosmonauts will immediately begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak.
"The means of eliminating non-hermeticity are planned to be delivered on the nearest Progress cargo ship, after which the cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the leak," Roscosmos said.
Earlier, Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.
Specialists will be able to restore its tightness as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.
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Specialists will be able to restore the tightness of the Zvezda module as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.

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Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.
The relevant data follows from the material published by the press service of Roscosmos.
It is known that soon the nearest cargo ship "Progress" will be delivered to the ISS means of eliminating leakage.
After that, the Russian cosmonauts will immediately begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak.
"The means of eliminating non-hermeticity are planned to be delivered on the nearest Progress cargo ship, after which the cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the leak," Roscosmos said.
Earlier, Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.
Specialists will be able to restore its tightness as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.
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The International Space Station (ISS) experienced an air leak in the fall of 2019.

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In the Russian module “Zvezda ” on the International space station (ISS) last night worked fire alarm, reports RIA“ Novosti ” with reference to the negotiations of the crew with the Earth, which broadcasts NASA.
Around five in the morning Moscow time, cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky told the Mission Control Center about the smoke and smell of burnt plastic.
After that, the devices showed the presence of harmful substances in the area of the medical cabinet in the Zvezda module.
French astronaut Tom Pesquet said that the smell of burnt plastic or electronics also penetrated the American segment of the ISS due to the working ventilation.
The source of the smoke and smell has not yet been identified.
The ISS included a system for removing harmful impurities.
Later, Roscosmos said that the smoke sensor and alarm system worked on the ISS “during automatic recharging of batteries. ”
Currently, all systems of the station are working normally, the department notes.
The Russian service module Zvezda docked to the ISS in July 2000.
Its main frame was built in the 1980s as the core of the Mir-2 space station, which was to replace the Mir station, but then it was decided to use it in the ISS program.
Zvezda allows a crew of three cosmonauts to stay in space, and the module can also dock with the Progress cargo ship, which once every three months delivers the necessary supplies to the station and adjusts its orbit.
In the fall of 2019, an air leak was recorded on the ISS.
A year later, the leakage rate increased fivefold.
Sequential sealing of the station compartments allowed us to establish that the cause of the leak was a crack in the Russian segment of the ISS - Zvezda.
The astronauts sealed it with a sealant, but the air leak continued.
Recently, during the survey of the International Space Station, cosmonauts found non-through cracks on the oldest module - "Dawn".
At the end of July, a meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos took place, where it was noted that the station is breathing on incense.
The International Space Station will expire in 2024.
Earlier, Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, predicted an avalanche of failure of numerous elements at the station after 2025.
This mainly concerns the tightness of the housing and complex computing facilities that have developed their resource, Solovyov noted.
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The air leak rate increased fivefold a year after it was first recorded.

The cause of the air leak was determined to be a crack in the Russian segment of the ISS, specifically in the Zvezda module.

Astronauts sealed the crack with a sealant, but the air leak continued.

Non-through cracks were found on the oldest module of the ISS, called 'Dawn'.

Non-through cracks were found on the oldest module of the ISS, called 'Dawn'.

Non-through cracks were found on the oldest module of the ISS, called 'Dawn'.

The ISS is expected to expire in 2024.

The station's systems, including its tightness and computing facilities, are predicted to experience an avalanche of failures after 2025.

The Zvezda module, where the air leak was detected, was built in the 1980s as the core of the Mir-2 space station.

Astronauts detected a slight air leak from the International Space Station in September 2019.

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Vladimir Solovyov, chief designer at Energia, announced that astronauts have discovered new blind cracks in the Zaria module, the first and oldest module of the International Space Station.
Solovyov, in an interview with the Russian news agency Novosti, pointed out that the astronauts, during their examination of the units of the Russian sector on the International Space Station, discovered the presence of blind cracks in the old unit "Zaria".
According to him, this does not appeal to him, because the discovery of holes in the former Zvezda unit, indicates that the cracks discovered in the Zaria unit over time will inevitably expand.
In September 2019, astronauts detected a slight air leak from the International Space Station, in October 2020 they discovered cracks in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda unit, and in March 2021 they were able to repair them.
In January 2021, Solovyov announced that due to air leakage, the pressure inside the ISS drops by 0.4 mm Hg, which is compensated by pumping oxygen and nitrogen as well as transporting them from Earth.
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The air leak caused the pressure inside the ISS to drop by 0.4 mm Hg, which was compensated by pumping oxygen and nitrogen as well as transporting them from Earth.

The air leak detection led to further examination of the units of the Russian sector on the International Space Station.

Cracks were discovered in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda unit in October 2020.

The cracks in the Zvezda unit were repaired in March 2021.

The Russian module of the ISS 'Zvezda' can be completely isolated due to air leakage.

The situation with the module does not yet pose a serious threat to the ISS, but in the worst case, is considering the option of complete isolation of the 'Star'.

NASA and Roscosmos are working together to eliminate air leakage in the module, but due to the small size of the crack, it is difficult to detect detectors and ultrasonic diagnostic tools.

The cosmonauts found the site of the leak at the end of last month, specifically in January 2022.

An air leak in one of the modules was first detected in September 2019.

A crack was detected in the camera of the Zvezda module in October 2020.

The air leak detection was reported by NASA Director for the ISS Robin Gatens on 23.01.2022.


Some MLM companies are adopting the direct sales model to distance themselves from pyramid schemes.

The Indian government has modified the Consumer Protection Rules to distinguish between legitimate direct-selling players and fraudulent schemes.

Direct selling companies, including former MLM companies like Amway, Oriflame, and Herbalife, sell to consumers through members, not retailers.

India's direct selling industry grew 12% in 2022-23, reaching Rs 21,000 crore in turnover.

Herbalife's stock has fallen 64% this year.

Nuskin's stock is down 31% this year.

USANA Health Sciences' stock is down 49% year-to-date.

Primerica's stock is down 13% year-to-date.

Medifast's stock is down 45% this year.

Natura's stock is down 50% this year.

Avon's stock value fell from over $30 to around $3 in a decade.

Tupperware's stock has dropped over 90% in 5 years.

A typical Avon Leadership Representative's 2020 earnings ranged from $0 to $2,620.

94% of Tupperware's active party planners averaged $12 weekly, before expenses.

Some MLM companies have recently closed or switched to direct sales.

Taiwan's direct sales industry appears to have disappeared, with many former salespeople no longer promoting products.

The industry has transformed, with companies shifting to e-commerce, micro-business, courses, or investment.

Amway exits Russia.

Herbalife has stopped shipping products and closed sales centers in Russia.

Avon and Oriflame may leave the Russian market due to hard times.

EDUC's MLM business model has no inventory requirement, differing from other players.

The company's MLM business model provides significant operating leverage, enabling quick scaling and flexibility.

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home-based learning, benefiting EDUC and nearly doubling its consultant count to 60,000.

The post-pandemic work-from-home trend is expected to persist, supporting EDUC's sales.

The company's MLM business model carries risks, including regulation and consultant turnover.

Some MLM companies are adopting the direct sales model to distance themselves from pyramid schemes.

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    Direct selling industry grew 12% in 2022-23, crosses Rs 21,000 crore in turnover: IDSA

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    Indian Direct Selling Association and Kantar's report revealed a 12% industry growth to Rs 21,282 crore turnover. The sector aims to strengthen with government support, distinguishing from fraudulent schemes through regulatory amendments.

    India’s direct selling industry grew over 12% year-on-year in 2022-23, clocking an overall industry turnover of Rs 21,282 crore, an annual survey report released by the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) and compiled by market researcher Kantar said on Wednesday.

    The report noted that the sector grew 8.3% by CAGR in the four-year period between 2019-20 and 2022-23.

    According to the report, wellness and nutraceutical products contributed 73.5%, while cosmetics and personal care accounted for 11.3% of the industry’s overall turnover. The number of active direct sellers touched around 86 lakh from 84 lakh in 2021–22, the survey said.

    Vivek Katoch, chairperson of IDSA, said in a statement: “The direct selling industry is poised to strengthen further in the years to come on the back of a promising regulatory framework by the government.”

    India ranked 11th in the global direct selling ranking in 2022, up from 15th in 2019.

    Direct selling companies sell to consumers through direct-seller members and not through retailers. Amway, Oriflame, Herbalife and other direct selling companies have been pushing for tighter regulation and clarity from the government, to differentiate them from multi-level-marketing ponzi companies.

    Mid last year, the consumer affairs ministry modified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, through a notification, to distinguish between fraudulent pyramid and money-circulation schemes and legitimate, direct-selling players. IDSA executives have said further clarity is needed in the definition of 'network of sellers'.

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Direct selling companies, including former MLM companies like Amway, Oriflame, and Herbalife, sell to consumers through members, not retailers.

India's direct selling industry grew 12% in 2022-23, reaching Rs 21,000 crore in turnover.

Herbalife's stock has fallen 64% this year.

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Content: 'Direct Selling' - Avon, Tupperware - Is Extinct

Nov. 18, 2022 11:25 AM ETHLF, MED, NTCO, NUS, PRI, TUP, USNA3 Comments
Robert FitzPatrick
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Summary

  • Direct Selling became obsolete generations ago. So how is it that millions today get recruited for "income opportunity" in "direct selling" and billions are traded on "direct selling" stocks?
  • Avon and Tupperware are cited by "multi-level marketing," or MLM, promoters as "proof" that MLM, e.g., Amway, Herbalife, is "direct selling."
  • Usable data on actual income and churn rates of MLM "direct sellers," market saturation, and retail sales to actual customers are not provided.
  • In fact, Avon and Tupperware for years have been walking dinosaurs, still trying to do "person-to-person" sales to end-users with commodity products, while MLMs hype "unlimited" income.
  • The shrunken and devolved state of Avon and Tupperware today reveals that direct selling is extinct. MLM is not, and never was, direct selling.

It is generally accepted that "direct selling" was killed off generations ago by mass merchandising, big box stores, mail-order and then the internet, among other societal changes. The "Fuller Brush man" is long gone. No one's at home. No one wants or needs or has time for a "personal" salesperson. Everything's in stores or online. And, even when "direct selling" still lived, no one ever went into that tough line of work thinking they would get rich from it.

Yet, each year, millions are recruited, and pay thousands, for the "opportunity" to work as "direct sellers," with promises and expectations of "unlimited" income. The number involved today is many, many times greater than ever worked in that "extinct" field decades ago. Billions are being traded on Wall Street for shares of "direct selling" companies. How can this be?

In my book, Ponzinomics, the Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing, I document the death of "direct selling" and the 1945 invention of "multi-level marketing," or MLM. I describe how "MLM" falsely assumed direct selling's revered old identity. I trace MLM from its Adam, a little California-based company called "Nutrilite," to today's "industry" led by Amway, Herbalife (HLF) down 64% YTD, Nuskin (NUS) down 31%, USANA Health Sciences (USNA) down 49%, Primerica, Inc. (PRI) down 13%, and Medifast (MED) down 45%. MLM's financial solicitations for consumers to become "direct sellers" have reached into – and led to losses for – virtually every household in America.

In the newly invented "MLM," the main source of revenue shifted from end-user customers to the salespeople themselves who are incentivized to "be their own customer" by buying their own products. Obviously, no one makes money purchasing their own inventory, but MLM offered a unique reason to do so – "unlimited" income potential.

No More Need to Knock on Doors

All MLM "direct sellers" can potentially gain "unlimited" income by recruiting an "endless" chain of other "direct sellers." No need to pound the pavement and get rudely rejected at front doors any more. Each "direct seller" on the chain has to meet a quota to "qualify" for future rewards from their recruits who, in turn, are their "own customers" and recruiters too, ad infinitum. The chain can grow without continuous personal effort. The qualifying quota can usually be met by just making a personal monthly purchase of inventory. "Commissions" on all these transactions, all the way down to the "last ones in," flow up the chain. In the MLM pay plan, most of the total commissions go to the top 1%. So, all new "direct sellers" try mightily to recruit (and buy) their way to those top ranks. Of course, only a tiny few can ever be at the top.

Some people argued this is a pyramid recruiting scheme, inherently unfair and deceptive, and a counterfeit of direct selling. In the design and the pay plan, bottom ranks – the vast majority – will inevitably lose. They said constantly adding salespeople in any area destroys profitable retail selling potential, if any exists to start with. They cited data on 90-99% loss rates and huge churn rates among new "recruits" and asked, where are the retail "customers"?

While offering no data on retail customers or salespeople losses or market saturation, MLM promoters offered "proof" that MLM is direct selling by pointing to two long-established and respected direct selling companies in their ranks, Avon and Tupperware (TUP). Both companies were members of the Direct Selling Association, DSA, and both were "direct selling" icons, Avon for its "ladies" and Tupperware for its "parties." To any pyramid scheme accusations, MLM promoters indignantly countered: "Are you calling Avon and Tupperware pyramid schemes?"

Walking Dinosaurs

The truth for both companies is very different from the MLM-spin. Avon and Tupperware used to have differentiated products and real consumer demand. Their salespeople made money from their own retail sales. But moving into the 21st Century, Avon and Tupperware became walking dinosaurs, vestiges of the extinct era of "direct selling." They were still trying to base their businesses on their historical brands and on person-to-person retail sales to real customers, as direct selling companies always used to do.

Despite MLM's citing Avon and Tupperware, and thereby bestowing legitimacy on the "MLM" members of the Direct Selling Association, deep differences between those icons of the old era and MLM burst into public view in 2013-14. The two companies publicly quit the Direct Selling Association, charging ethics violations and DSA-member connections to pyramid schemes.

Avon's Long Good-Bye

Avon had been a true direct seller for decades before MLM was invented. But as the door-to-door model faded, Avon began a long decline. In 2000, Avon began shifting its focus to "incentivizing" salespeople to recruit more salespeople and getting them to buy inventory, MLM-style. In 2009, during the Great Recession, Avon ran its most expensive ad in history, on television during the Super Bowl. The ad never mentioned any Avon products! It only solicited "salespeople." Still, global revenue dropped continuously over the next 10 years. Avon stock value fell from over $30 to just over $3.

Finally, Avon split off its faltering North American business and sold it to the Korean company, LG Household & Health Care. Avon claimed to have 250,000 sales representatives in North America. The remaining global business was later sold to the Brazilian MLM, Natura (NTCO) down 50% YTD, which also owns the retailer, Body Shop. Though Avon global was much larger, Avon shareholders traded 3 shares of Avon for just one in Natura.

The Korean-owned segment of Avon in North America is now classic MLM, selling the proverbial MLM "income opportunity" along with "health" supplements, make-up, jewelry, clothing, scented candles, even toothpaste.

On the Canadian Avon website, Avon promotes the "income opportunity," urging prospects in large bold black type: "Think big. Sell Avon part-time, full-time, you decide how much! It’s your business, your way!"

A disclosure (legally required in Canada, but not in the USA) appears midway down a long webpage in tiny, barely visible gray lettering: "The 2020 earnings of a typical Avon Leadership Representative was between $0 and $2,620 in commissions and bonuses." That's $0 to $50 a week, before subtracting all costs! And the "disclosure" does not break out how much of that tiny return comes from personal sales or the "downline."

Avon quietly rejoined the Direct Selling Association. The Brazilian company, Natura, which took over Avon's global business in 2020, has lost over 60% of its stock value in the last year.

Tupperware on the Brink

Tupperware was one of the first "party plan" companies, which are technically a small subset of MLM. They employ an "endless" recruiting chain, but are more rooted in retail sales transacted at "parties." Tupperware used to have a popular brand with innovative, differentiated products. But, as true direct selling began to disappear, Tupperware went into decline. It added MLM-type "health and beauty" commodities to bolster recruiting appeal but then deleted them. This year, it began also selling its products in Target department stores. Its kitchen-related goods are generally not distinct from other brands. A 10-months "Income disclosure" for Canada (not published in the USA) showed that half the "party planners" were classified "inactive," earning less than $30 for the period on average. 94% of the "active" ones reportedly received about $12 a week on average, before expenses.

In the last 5 years, the stock value of Tupperware has dropped over 90%. Its latest financials warned investors the company may violate loan agreements, setting off speculation Tupperware might declare bankruptcy.

The shrunken and devolved state of Avon and Tupperware, the most famous brand-icons of "direct selling," makes citing them as a defense of "multi-level marketing" as extinct as their old business model.

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Robert L. FitzPatrick is the author of the new book, Ponzinomics, the Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing (2020),the first comprehensive history and analysis of the "MLM" phenomenon, addressing its political influence, propaganda techniques and use of cult persuasion. FitzPatrick is an expert in examining and revealing deception and fraud in Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes and bogus home-based businesses. He served as expert or consultant in more than 30 court cases involving pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing. He is co-author of False Profits (1997), an examination of the values and beliefs that support the delusions of pyramid schemes. He was featured on NBC Dateline, ABC World News, and CBS 60 Minutes, the documentary film, Betting on Zero and the podcast, The Dream.He has been quoted in many newspapers around the world, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. His booklet, Pyramid Nation, has been translated to Chinese and used by government regulators in writing China's first laws on pyramid schemes. His booklet, "The 10 Big Lies of Multi-Level Marketing", has been translated into four languages and posted on numerous websites. His White Paper, "The Main Street Bubble", which details the extensive influence-buying of the direct selling industry was featured in a CNBC Documentary, Selling the American Dream. In 2005, he delivered a seminar to in Colombo, Sri Lanka to central banking representatives from that country as well as India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal. Robert FitzPatrick has developed informational resources for consumers, journalists, academics and regulators including a multi-media PowerPoint presentation and a statistical analysis of the losses suffered by participants in pyramid selling schemes. He also published a widely read booklet on the landmark federal case brought against the Amway Corporation. He is a expert network member of GLG Research, and Coleman Research Group, as well as other networks of experts who are referred to clients for consultation, speaking and report writing. In this capacity, he has provided expert consultation to financial many analysts who sought information about multi-level marketing companies and pyramid and Ponzi schemes. Robert FitzPatrick co-founded and serves as president of Pyramid Scheme Alert, the first international organization to expose and prevent pyramid scheme fraud. He personally responds to hundreds of consumer and news media inquiries each year. He has served as consultant and expert witness for Attorney General or State Attorney offices in four states, the US Dept. of Justice, and in numerous cases involving distributor fraud and pyramid schemes. Robert FitzPatrick is not an investor in multi-level marketing companies. He has never owned and never plans to own stocks of multi-level marketing companies. He has never been compensated based on any stock's performance. He does not offer investment advice and he is not an attorney.

Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

Additional disclosure: This article is for educational purposes only. It discusses fundamentals of the "direct selling" business model and the evolution of "multi-level marketing."

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Amway exits Russia.

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Amway is leaving the Russian market.
Oriflame and Avon next?
The largest players in various fields continue to leave the domestic market.
Direct selling is no exception.
This opens wide horizons for domestic brands
Dmitry VASILIEV
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March 11, among the first who made a statement about the termination of work in Russia, was the American Herbalife.
62 sales centers stopped shipping their products.
Today, such news does not seem out of the ordinary – foreign companies continue to close.
Rumors that Amway (USA) is also about to join the ranks of “sinking ships ” went for four months and, finally, found confirmation.
At the end of June, the global board of directors announced the official decision: “We have reached a point where economic, technological, organizational and operational circumstances have made it impossible for us to continue our work. ”
Meanwhile, Amway is the number one direct selling company in the world and of course many companies follow it.
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It is known that two other foreign brand leaders – Avon (USA) and Oriflame (Sweden) – are also going through hard times today.
According to various sources, employees admit that they do not feel a sense of stability: “The decision to leave Russia is made by top management located abroad.
We are kept to the last in the dark, in limbo, ” admits an Avon employee, who wished to remain incognito in the framework of the publication. – Do my colleagues and I expect that the story of “Amway ” will repeat itself?
Yes, unfortunately, we are preparing for the worst. ”
According to the analysis of the sites, Avon and Oriflame products are in short supply, which may indirectly indicate problems with production.
And although neither Avon nor Oriflame made any official statements, their actions are in many ways reminiscent of Amway.
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As you know, a holy place is never empty.
The released niches are filled by domestic manufacturers: new Russian brands are actively developing, and already well-known market players are increasing their capacities.
The departure of foreign brands will definitely not cause a decline in the direct sales industry.
Moreover, business analysts indicate that Russian direct sales companies demonstrate high crisis resistance.
First of all, they will not be closed for political reasons.
Secondly, in the conditions of limited choice in the labor market, economic recession and rising prices, they offer people the opportunity to earn extra money, as well as the purchase of high-quality goods for personal use with a good discount.
Of course, the most affected are those who built a business in foreign companies and planned to transfer it to children.

Herbalife has stopped shipping products and closed sales centers in Russia.

Avon and Oriflame may leave the Russian market due to hard times.

EDUC's MLM business model has no inventory requirement, differing from other players.

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Content: Educational Development Corp.: Growth Risk Might Be Overblown

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  • EDUC is the exclusive US co-publisher of educational children's books produced by famous Usborne Publishing by leveraging multilevel marketing (MLM) strategy.
  • It has strong fundamentals, fair valuation, and a compelling growth story that is being ignored by the market.
  • We arrived at a target price of $12.4 to $14.6 without incorporating any future growth and expansion in operating margins.

Investment Idea

Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC) has an attractive value proposition, strong financials, and optionality of significant growth ahead due to structural changes caused by COVID. On top of that, the valuation is reasonable, and management has skin in the game (owns 23% of shares outstanding). For these reasons, we remain bullish.

Business Overview

EDUC is the exclusive US co-publisher of educational children's books produced in the UK by Usborne Publishing, and EDUC also exclusively publishes books through their ownership of Kane Miller.

The business operates in two segments:

Home Business Division (Usborne Books & More or "UBAM") -(95% of revenues) - This segment sells books through consultants directly to consumers using a multilevel marketing model (MLM). Consultants sell books by hosting home parties, social media, and hosting book fairs with schools and public libraries.

Publishing Division – (5% of revenues) - Sells books to bookstores, toy stores, and other retail outlets.

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Value Proposition

The children's books market is very competitive and fragmented. There are more than 135 publishers of children's books in the US. EDUC is competing with Scholastic and Pearson, which have extensive resources to run marketing campaigns and are well-positioned in both online and offline distribution channels. Although EDUC has a little moat, they have some strengths to their business model that will allow long-term value creation.

They have an exclusive and long-term relationship with Usborne. Therefore, clients of the Usborne in the US must acquire their books via EDUC. Also, there is a consensus that Usborne books are high quality and among the industry's best.

Their sales are a function of the number of active sales consultants. Commissions paid to consultants are a variable cost, and they are only paid when sales are made. Although this makes SG&A grow as the top line grows, since it's not a fixed cost to the business, it allows EDUC to achieve significant operating leverage. Also, it allows them to scale quickly and have flexibility.

Direct sales strategies like multilevel marketing are commonly referred to as pyramid and Ponzi schemes. However, the table below shows that it does work sustainably and increases revenue growth over the long run despite the negative press.

Source: S&P Capital IQ

Why might EDUC be mispriced?

There are multiple factors. Firstly, it's a micro-cap. This usually means there is limited analyst coverage, and due to the stock's illiquidity, there is low institutional interest. These factors, coupled with others, leave the company under the market radar despite its business is doing well and has promising perspectives.

Second, there is negative press around the MLM business models. The MLM model deployed by EDUC is vastly different from dodgy tactics used by other players. For example, many MLM models require the seller to purchase the inventory from the company before selling. However, this reduces the risk for the company and puts extra pressure on the seller, which can be left with expensive inventory that cannot be sold or returned. In the case of EDUC, there is no requirement to hold inventory.

Third, markets might be believing that the business's tailwinds are temporary due to COVID. Amidst Covid, schools were closed, and parents were working from home; this drove home-based learning and benefited EDUC. Additionally, unemployment rates soared, and many were left looking for work. This allowed EDUC almost to double its consultant count from 33 to 60 thousand. We believe the post-pandemic work from home trend will persist, supporting their sales. Furthermore, the active consultant might not fall back to the pre-pandemic level as these roles are usually part-time work which fits nicely with the trending gig economy.

The evidence speaks louder than words

There are also some clues from the management that revenue generated amidst pandemics might be sticky.

Management increased its dividend per share from $0.20 to $0.32. A dividend increase should be seen as a signal that a business is in solid financial shape and management is confident about its future.

Management increased capital expenditures to $4.15 million from $0.64 in 2020. This expenditure was primarily associated with equipment purchases to increase daily shipping capacity. These are some early signs that management is expecting positive growth going ahead. Additionally, this also improves their margins as amidst Covid they paid a premium for extra shifts.

EDUC has increased its inventory; the inventory build-up is approximately 60% of its total assets. This has been in anticipation of an increase in the sales, as it takes a four to six-month lead-time to have a title printed and delivered to them.

Source: Koyfin

Value Investing Approach: Asset Value

To calculate the actual asset value of the company, we tried to replicate the business from scratch. Therefore, below you will find the last reported balance sheet, where we have made some adjustments.

The value of the land recorded on books was $4.1 million. They own a 40-acre complex at 5402 South 122nd East Ave, Tulsa, with 400,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. They also own a facility located at 10302 East 55th Place, Tulsa, that has 105,000 square feet of usable space. According to our channel checks with realtors, the average price per square foot of their land lies between the range of $100 to $115. To remain conservative, we took the average price square feet to be $85. Therefore, we estimate the value of its land to be $42.9 million.

They also have a network of around 55,000 active consultants. To construct such a network from scratch is both costly and time-consuming. We estimate the replication cost of this network to be around $27.5 million ($500 per consultant). This is also roughly five months of sales commission cost incurred by EDUC in the fiscal year 2021.

The rest of the items are taken on book value.

Based on the above adjustment, we arrive at the total asset value of 106.7, and the fair value per share to be $12.4

Source: Moat Investing

Value Investing Approach: Earnings Power Value

This approach allows us to value EDUC without incorporating any growth. Here, we consider the business's historical figures (last five years) to get the normalized earnings and operating margin. To calculate the sustainable earnings, we smoothed out the company revenues for the previous five years to $131 million and then calculated the firm's average operating margin (6.5%) to arrive at the sustainable Operating Income of $8.5 million.

We add back the expenses typically spent on growth, and we estimate around 4.5% of sales is spent on growth marketing, i.e., promotion, advertisement, and discounts. Hence, we add this back as this expense is not required if the firm was not aiming to achieve growth.

We assume the normalized tax rate to be 26% and the estimated cost of equity at 9%. Therefore, we estimate Earning Power Value of the operating business to be $134 million. To that, we add the non-operational cash ($1.8 million), and we subtract long-term debt (10.8); we arrive at an implied market cap of $125.6 million or $14.6 price per share, with 12.3% upside potential, without incorporating any growth or expansion in operating margins.

Source: Moat Investing

Risks to Our Investment Case

  • Stringent regulation regarding MLM companies. For instance, the requirement to treat consultants as employees. This could have implication when it comes to taxation, wages paid and welfare concerns for workers. This could, in turn, shrink the bottom line or, worse, business model tatters.
  • The most straightforward risk is consultants quitting or switching to find other employment as the US economy improves. However, within our valuation model, we have smoothed the growth of revenue in the last five years, which is a function of l consultants recruited. Even if there is some mean reversion in terms of consultants working with EDUC due to the COVID base effect, our thesis would be less impacted.
  • As highlighted earlier EDUC’s inventory level is a significant portion of its asset. Whatever reason they become unsalable (i.e., change in taste or controversy in terms of published content) could impact our valuation.
  • Oil prices have increased significantly since last year (see below). Shipping costs are amongst the most significant component of its COGS; further rise in oil prices (consequently increasing shipping cost) could make it difficult for EDUC to remain profitable.

Source: Trading Economics

Conclusion

EDUC has an attractive value proposition, strong financials, and optionality of significant growth ahead due to structural changes caused by COVID. On top of that, the valuation is reasonable, management has skin in the game (owns 23% of shares outstanding), and investors are not even paying for any future growth at current prices. For these reasons, we remain bullish.

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The company's MLM business model provides significant operating leverage, enabling quick scaling and flexibility.

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home-based learning, benefiting EDUC and nearly doubling its consultant count to 60,000.

The post-pandemic work-from-home trend is expected to persist, supporting EDUC's sales.

The company's MLM business model carries risks, including regulation and consultant turnover.