Astronauts briefly moved to 'safe haven' over ISS leak |
Astronauts briefly moved to ‘safe haven’ over ISS leak
(NewsNation) — Five of the seven crew members on the International Space Station were briefly moved to a “safe haven” due to an air leak Friday morning.
NASA directed astronauts to wait inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft while Russian cosmonauts work to repair some cracks in a transfer tunnel on the Russian side of the ISS.
The astronauts were allowed to leave the capsule shortly after, as the cosmonauts paused repair work while more data is being assessed.
The aging space station is set to be retired in 2030 and has required more maintenance as time wears on, with crew members performing repair work as part of their missions.
There has been an issue with the cracks in the transfer tunnel causing leaks........