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posted by martyb on Tuesday October 29, @04:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the Yikes! dept.

https://www.uniladtech.com/science/space/nasa-astronauts-iss-brace-emergency-evacuation-093405-20241029

Astronauts on the ISS brace for emergency evacuation after NASA finds 50 'areas of concern'

NASA has raised the threat level to the highest rating

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for a possible evacuation as they face a worsening air leak problem.

The US space agency and its Russian counterpart, Roscomos, are tracking 50 'areas of concern' related to a growing leak aboard the station.

In a recent report from NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the cracks in a Russian service module have reached a 'top safety risk,' marking it a five-out-of-five threat level.

This story is the only one I can find. Can someone please corroborate this?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday October 29, @06:35PM (4 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday October 29, @06:35PM (#1379309)

    I've been hearing murmurs for a while now that the ISS is getting ditched... this may be an attempt to build public acceptance of that...

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday October 29, @07:17PM (3 children)

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 29, @07:17PM (#1379318)
    Yeah, I agree that's possible. I wouldn't rule out Russian shenanigans either, but I'm going to be up front with you and say my basis for saying that has no real-world substance, I'm just trying to find a reason why the media would be apathetic to this story... assuming it's true.
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    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday October 29, @11:42PM (2 children)

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday October 29, @11:42PM (#1379361)

      >Russian shenanigans

      I live approximately 60 miles south of a major nuclear submarine base. I think it was 2017 when Putin was loudly touting his new "super torpedo" tipped with a 20MT warhead. Of course, targets for such a torpedo are basically bases like that one north of us. 20MT detonated underwater 60 miles away, not a pleasant thought. Yeah, sure, we (at least the top 3) all have all manner of these toys, secret and advertised, but doing a press blitz in the Western channels about it? Go F yourself, the Cold War ended in 1990 and starting it up again will go just as poorly for you next time. So, instead, we have had a hot war since 2022... hopefully we have enough follow-through to show everyone that massive military conquest isn't the way to win anything anymore.

      Here's a more recent article with a little more realistic timelines, but still some unbelievable hype:

      it is believed the Poseidon could travel at unprecedented speeds of 100 knots (185 kilometers per hour), have a range of approximately 10,000 kilometers, and operate at depths of up to 1,000 meters. Designed to evade detection by acoustic tracking devices and other traps, the Poseidon has a diameter of approximately 1.6 to two meters. Particularly riveting is the torpedo’s devastating payload: a nuclear warhead with a likely yield of at least several megatons (with early reports suggesting it could yield up to 100 megatons).

      Color me skeptical about a 1.6 meter diameter torpedo pushing 100 knots evading acoustic detection... 100MT yield also seems a bit over-the-top in this article, I'm fairly sure the flak I was reading back when said 20.

      https://thebulletin.org/2023/06/one-nuclear-armed-poseidon-torpedo-could-decimate-a-coastal-city-russia-wants-30-of-them/ [thebulletin.org]

       

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      • (Score: 2) by ChrisMaple on Wednesday October 30, @03:35AM (1 child)

        by ChrisMaple (6964) on Wednesday October 30, @03:35AM (#1379389)

        The novel "Act of Defiance" published under Tom Clancy's name is based on such a device.

        • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday October 30, @11:25AM

          by JoeMerchant (3937) on Wednesday October 30, @11:25AM (#1379419)

          I like how you say published under Tom Clancy's name paperback publishers really piss me off when they go around using popular authors names and use Shadow writers produce a bunch of weak garbage it barely resembles the original author's abilities.

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