ISS crew takes shelter in Dragon as leak probes advance
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NASA briefly directed five ISS crew members to shelter inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Freedom' amid concerns about cracks in a Russian-module transfer tunnel; Roscosmos paused repairs to collect more measurements and assess remedies. The crew later returned to normal operations as NASA and Roscosmos continued a collaborative assessment of the leak, which has persisted for years and remains a top safety risk despite past repair attempts.
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