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science1 month ago•5 min saved

ISS Cracking Mystery Lingers After Air-Leak Seal

Air leaks in the ISS Zvezda module have been sealed, but a deeper structural mystery persists as NASA and Roscosmos probe root causes for the cracks in the PrK vestibule. The leading theories are high-cycle fatigue from pumps or environmental-assisted cracking. While containment measures and reduced pressurization are used to manage risk, there is no consensus on the severity or pervasiveness of the issue, highlighting challenges in maintaining aging infrastructure in orbit.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#air-leaks #international-space-station #prk-vestibule

space-exploration2 years ago•4 min saved

"Routine Air Leaks Plague Aging Space Station"

The International Space Station, launched in 1998 with a design lifetime of 15 years, is now facing an aging phase with routine air leaks. The recent doubling of air leak rate from the Russian side of the station is being treated as a minor annoyance, with the leak located in the PrK chamber of the Zvezda module. While NASA and Russian engineers are working to locate and patch the leak, it is not currently posing a risk to the crew or the station.

via Hackaday|

#aging-space-station #air-leaks #international-space-station