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After Years of Air Leaks, Russia Is Reportedly Closing Off Part of the ISS for Good

Summary by Gizmodo
First detected in 2019, the leak proved stubbornly difficult to fix.

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After years of failed attempts to repair the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos appears to be finally separating the Russian-developed Zvezda module from the rest of the station. The leaky unit has been long overdue to be shut down, but the two space agencies have so far failed to reach an agreement, Gizmodo reported.

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NASA and Roscosmos have reportedly agreed that the Russians will seal the tunnel leading to the Zvezda module, minimizing air leaks on the space station.

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At the heart of many problems for years, the Zvezda module, on board the International Space Station, sees its airlock definitively condemned because of air leaks. The International Space Station (ISS) is not designed as a single vessel, but as an assembly of modules more or less

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Numerama broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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