As Space Station Ages, Air Leaks from Russian Section Cause Concern Written 10 October 2024

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Artist's concept depicts the completely assembled ISS passing over the Straits of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea. | Credit: NASA

The Washington Post reports, “Russia’s space agency has identified four cracks and about 50 other “areas of concern” in a Russian section of the International Space Station, leading NASA to classify the problem at its highest level of risk and study how to evacuate its astronauts in the case of an emergency. NASA has been so concerned with the cracks that officials have negotiated a deal with their Russian counterparts to seal off the small segment and keep the hatch to it open only during critical operations, the space agency said.”
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