NASA ordered ISS crew to shelter in Crew Dragon over safety concerns about Russian repairs
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Jeff Foust
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NASA ordered astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft after Russian cosmonauts planned repairs that NASA believed posed an "elevated risk" to the station. The incident highlights ongoing tensions and communication challenges between NASA and Roscosmos regarding safety protocols on the ISS.
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· 3 pulledNASA directed astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft after Russian cosmonauts planned to perform repairs the agency thought created 'elevated risk' to the station.
NASA described what led mission controllers in Houston earlier in the day to order the four members of Crew-12, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who flew to the ISS on a Soyuz, to shelter in the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The incident highlights ongoing tensions and communication challenges between NASA and Roscosmos regarding safety protocols on the ISS.
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