Crew previously told to enter docked spacecraft and don spacesuits in case an air leak worsened Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been told to return to normal duties after previously being on evacuation alert due to a worsening air leak. The four astronauts of Nasa’s Crew-12 mission on the station – two US astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut – received orders from Nasa mission control at 9.04am ET (2.04pm 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. But on Friday afternoon a Nasa spokesperson, Bethany Stevens, announced that Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, had paused structural repairs as measurements and data is assessed. In a post on X she said: “Given this development, Nasa has instructed the crew members inside the Dragon spacecraft to end the safe haven procedures and return to planned operations aboard the International Space Station. We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks.” Nasa and Roscosmos, the station’s two primary operators, have debated for mon
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It's been an eventful week in science news. Astronauts on the ISS were briefly ordered to shelter in place after the discovery of an air leak in the transfer tunnel, NASA officially declared its MAVEN space probe dead and scientists…
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It's been an eventful week in science news. Astronauts on the ISS were briefly ordered to shelter in place after the discovery of an air leak in the transfer tunnel, NASA officially declared its MAVEN space probe dead…
Read original at Engadget →“We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks.” Five of the seven crew members on the International Space Station briefly sought refuge inside a SpaceX return capsule Friday…
Read original at Ars Technica →NASA astronauts briefly sheltered in their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Friday during a Russian repair attempt on a leaky transfer tunnel of the International Space Station. The work was later halted for further…
Read original at Mashable →This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here After about two hours of sheltering in their spacecraft and preparing for potential evacuation, the four members of SpaceX Crew-12 and a fifth Nasa astronaut…
Read original at The Guardian →Russian cosmonauts attempted a repair, but that has since been put on hold. NASA directed astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in place and prepare for a potential evacuation, according to…
Read original at Engadget →Crew previously told to enter docked spacecraft and don spacesuits in case an air leak worsened Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been told to return to normal duties after previously being on…
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It's been an eventful week in science news. Astronauts on the ISS were briefly ordered to shelter in place after the discovery of an air leak in the transfer tunnel, NASA officially declared its MAVEN space probe dead and scientists…
View source →“We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks.” Five of the seven crew members on the International Space Station briefly sought refuge inside a SpaceX return capsule Friday morning as two…
View source →NASA astronauts briefly sheltered in their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Friday during a Russian repair attempt on a leaky transfer tunnel of the International Space Station. The work was later halted for further analysis, and the crew…
View source →This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here After about two hours of sheltering in their spacecraft and preparing for potential evacuation, the four members of SpaceX Crew-12 and a fifth Nasa astronaut were instructed by…
View source →Russian cosmonauts attempted a repair, but that has since been put on hold. NASA directed astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in place and prepare for a potential evacuation, according to a report by the BBC.…
View source →Crew previously told to enter docked spacecraft and don spacesuits in case an air leak worsened Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been told to return to normal duties after previously being on evacuation alert due to…
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