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malaise

(299,587 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:19 AM Jun 5

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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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Breaking! International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak [View all] malaise Jun 5 OP

I wonder if some space debris caused the leak? GreenWave Jun 5 #1

Way above my paygrade malaise Jun 5 #2

Its operating way past its expected and intended Johonny Jun 5 #3

I guess Voyagers I and II have spoiled me. GreenWave Jun 5 #4

No life support on the V-gers LuvLoogie Jun 5 #12

Probably one of Leon's junk hit it durablend Jun 5 #5

What I would guess too. GreenWave Jun 5 #6

They operate below the space station Johonny Jun 5 #7

Other way Manatee Jun 5 #8

No - they are about 50 to 90 miles above the space station. n/t whopis01 Jun 5 #20

Trump Administration Press Release : PCIntern Jun 5 #9

They need to fire up the coal powered oxygen generator ChicagoTeamster Jun 5 #10

A beautiful machine serviced by PCIntern Jun 5 #11

And they don't need no stinkin oxygen. Oxygen is for woke wussies ChicagoTeamster Jun 5 #24

Who always say "Sir..." The Madcap Jun 5 #26

PC, I am very upset with you popsdenver Jun 5 #29

Bowie Nelg Jun 5 #13

Something like this was inevitable. SergeStorms Jun 5 #14

"This is how we fix problems..." Shipwack Jun 5 #15

Works for BMW. Kid Berwyn Jun 5 #25

Chernobyl paleotn Jun 5 #27

Put flex-tape patches on the cracks, and it'll be good for another 20 years. Problem solved! Emile Jun 5 #16

Duct tape. Works great. Dr. T Jun 5 #17

Ask the Apollo astronauts muriel_volestrangler Jun 5 #19

Do they have any chewing gum onboard? 2MuchNoise Jun 5 #18

Clicking on the link, it's updated: barbtries Jun 5 #21

Great news malaise Jun 5 #22

NASA was not impressed with the Russians' proposed method of fixing it, involving a saw muriel_volestrangler Jun 5 #31

Thanks for this malaise Jun 5 #33

Hearkens back to a terrible movie BaronChocula Jun 5 #34

Scary stuff! surfered Jun 5 #23

Sabotage by way of Putin wouldn't surprise me. littlemissmartypants Jun 5 #28

My first thought BaronChocula Jun 5 #32

feels like an episode of For All Mankind TalenaGor Jun 5 #30

Are there any useable airlocks inside? BidenRocks Jun 5 #35

Way above my paygrade malaise Jun 5 #36