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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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Astronauts on the ISS Brace for Emergency Evacuation after NASA Finds 50 'Areas of Concern'
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by pTamok on Wednesday October 30 2024, @12:36PM
I think the astronauts/cosmonauts (don't think there are any taikonauts in the ISS) are continuously 'braced' for evacuation. I'd be astonished if they were not. Commercial aeroplane pilots are continuously 'braced' for untoward events, train for them frequently, and have 'memory items' to follow in the event of nasty situations that they drill so you don't need to find page 37f of supplement C of the flight manual in a gale of depressurisation.
I suspect the risk of catastrophic failure in the near future caused by the air-leak is regarded as manageably low. The air-leak is not the only thing that could trigger an emergency evacuation of the ISS. Being hit by a micro-meteoroid could do it. At any time. So could an on-board fire. So the crew need to practice what to do - in other words, be 'braced'.
Sensationalist headline. Bah! Humbug!