NASA orders International Space Station astronauts to shelter, prepare for potential evacuation due to air leak
Five crew members sheltered in SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom as cosmonauts worked to repair a worsening air leak NASA called a top safety risk.
- On Friday, NASA directed five of seven International Space Station crew members to shelter inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Freedom' spacecraft, designated a 'safe haven' amid a worsening air leak in the Russian module.
- The Russian space agency detected a slow pressure drop in a transfer tunnel last month following a cargo ship's arrival, revealing cracks that have caused intermittent air leaks for six years.
- A 'serious medical condition' in January forced an emergency return to Earth, marking the first such evacuation in the ISS's 25-year history and establishing precedent for rapid crew extraction.
- NASA mission control ordered Crew-12 astronauts on Monday to don spacesuits and enter their SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, treating the leak as a top safety risk requiring immediate precaution.
- Although crews have performed several repair attempts over the years, persistent cracks continue challenging maintenance; NASA remains focused on monitoring station integrity as the repair effort unfolds.
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NASA ordered the astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS) to take refuge in their respective ships and remain ready for possible evacuation, while a Russian crew is working to contain an air leak that was aggravated in the Russian segment of the orbital laboratory.The leak has been in the Russian module for a long time. Roscosmos applied periodic measures to partially mitigate its effects, reported this Friday NASA spokesman Bethany S…
Leak on the ISS: while the Russians were solving the problem, the Americans were preparing for evacuation
NASA has ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter in their ships and prepare for possible evacuation amid worsening air leaks in the Russian segment of the station, Reuters writes.
The preventive eviction of five professionals ended without incident after the sealing work in the cracked area of Zvezda was stopped.
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