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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Air Leak Scare on International Space Station Forces Astronauts to Prepare for Emergency Evacuation
A growing air leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) triggered a tense situation Friday that briefly forced several astronauts to take shelter inside an emergency spacecraft and prepare for a possible evacuation while Russian engineers attempted repairs on a damaged section of the orbiting laboratory.
The American Aerospace Agency of NASA informed astronauts on board the International Space Station that they needed to hide inside the spacecraft and prepare for possible evacuation due to a leak in the Russian segment of ISS.
Cracks and leaks on a module of the International Space Station have been worrying NASA for a long time. Now they should be repaired - for safety the crew had to withdraw temporarily into their docked spaceship.
ISS Astronauts Told to Prepare for Possible Evacuation
NASA told five astronauts living on the International Space Station to retreat to their ride-home capsule Friday as a persistent air leak on the Russian side of the outpost worsened. They were told they could return to the station around two hours later. NASA says that at 9:04am Eastern,...
NASA has ordered astronauts on the International Space Station to go into heightened safety protocols and prepare for emergency evacuation while Russia races to repair a leak in the Zvezda module after increased air leaks were detected.
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