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malaise

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:19 AM 16 hrs ago

Breaking! International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak [View all]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/05/international-space-station-astronauts-under-evacuation-orders

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been ordered to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air in its portion of the orbital laboratory, Nasa has said.

The four astronauts of Nasa’s Crew-12 mission on the station – two US astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut – got orders from Nasa mission control at 9.04am ET (2pm BST) on Friday to enter their Crew Dragon spacecraft docked to the station and don their spacesuits in case the air leak warranted an emergency evacuation, a Nasa official said.

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I wonder if some space debris caused the leak? GreenWave 16 hrs ago #1
Way above my paygrade malaise 16 hrs ago #2
Its operating way past its expected and intended Johonny 16 hrs ago #3
I guess Voyagers I and II have spoiled me. GreenWave 16 hrs ago #4
No life support on the V-gers LuvLoogie 16 hrs ago #12
Probably one of Leon's junk hit it durablend 16 hrs ago #5
What I would guess too. GreenWave 16 hrs ago #6
They operate below the space station Johonny 16 hrs ago #7
Other way Manatee 16 hrs ago #8
No - they are about 50 to 90 miles above the space station. n/t whopis01 15 hrs ago #20
Trump Administration Press Release : PCIntern 16 hrs ago #9
They need to fire up the coal powered oxygen generator ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #10
A beautiful machine serviced by PCIntern 16 hrs ago #11
And they don't need no stinkin oxygen. Oxygen is for woke wussies ChicagoTeamster 15 hrs ago #24
Who always say "Sir..." The Madcap 14 hrs ago #26
PC, I am very upset with you popsdenver 14 hrs ago #29
Bowie Nelg 16 hrs ago #13
Something like this was inevitable. SergeStorms 16 hrs ago #14
"This is how we fix problems..." Shipwack 15 hrs ago #15
Works for BMW. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #25
Chernobyl paleotn 14 hrs ago #27
Put flex-tape patches on the cracks, and it'll be good for another 20 years. Problem solved! Emile 15 hrs ago #16
Duct tape. Works great. Dr. T 15 hrs ago #17
Ask the Apollo astronauts muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #19
Do they have any chewing gum onboard? 2MuchNoise 15 hrs ago #18
Clicking on the link, it's updated: barbtries 15 hrs ago #21
Great news malaise 15 hrs ago #22
NASA was not impressed with the Russians' proposed method of fixing it, involving a saw muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #31
Thanks for this malaise 14 hrs ago #33
Hearkens back to a terrible movie BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #34
Scary stuff! surfered 15 hrs ago #23
Sabotage by way of Putin wouldn't surprise me. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #28
My first thought BaronChocula 14 hrs ago #32
feels like an episode of For All Mankind TalenaGor 14 hrs ago #30
Are there any useable airlocks inside? BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #35
Way above my paygrade malaise 13 hrs ago #36
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