ISS air leak triggers lifeboat shelter as repairs pause
TL;DR
NASA ordered five ISS crew members to shelter in the docked SpaceX Dragon lifeboat after a worsening air leak in the transfer tunnel to the Zvezda module; Russian cosmonauts were repairing with a saw and NASA disagreed with the method, prompting the safe‑haven drill before the crew returned to planned operations as repairs paused. The Dragon remains attached as a potential escape capsule, and Tass said there was no immediate danger to crew or the station despite the long‑standing crack in the system.
- Nasa tells ISS astronauts to shelter during air leak repair attempt BBC
- NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt CNN
- International Space Station leak triggers evacuation order The Telegraph
- Astronauts told to return to International Space Station after sheltering over air leak repairs BBC
- Leaks on Space Station Lead Astronauts to Briefly Seek Shelter in Spacecraft The New York Times
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