The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why
The ISS is aging. Zvezda and the PrK launched in July 2000 and will mark a quarter-century in orbit next year. NASA wants to keep the space station operating until at least 2030, while Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, has committed only through 2028.
The ISS Is Leaking Air—And NASA and Russia Can’t Agree Why
For the past five years, air has been escaping through a Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) at an increasing rate. NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, are still in disagreement over the root cause of the leak, as well as the severity of the consequences.
Doctors for the space agency are closely monitoring the health and diets of Butch Wilmore, 61, and Sunita Williams, 59, after a recent photo showed Williams looking jarringly gaunt.
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NASA, Russian officials dispute safety concerns over potentially catastrophic ISS air leakNASA SAYS THE ISS IS LEAKING AIR FROM A RUSSIAN MODULE AND HAS FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, ONE OF THE RUSSIAN MODULES ON THE SPACE STATION, ONE THAT’S BEEN UP THERE NOW FOR OVER 25 YEARS, IS STARTING TO ...
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NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'"None of our spacesuits are spring chickens, as we would say, and so we will expect to see some hardware issues with repeated ...
"In 65 years of human spaceflight, we've never had to bring somebody back for a medical reason so far," he added. "That's a ...
NASA has growing concerns about a continuous air leak on a Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) that has ...
Astronaut Sunita Williams clears up health speculations regarding her body changes on the ISS. Learn how NASA ensures astronaut well-being and Williams' commitment to her mission in space.
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Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore have been stuck in space for nearly seven months now. People have expressed concerns over Sunita Williams' health but the Indian-origin astronaut put the rumors to ...
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