NASA orders ISS crew to SpaceX Dragon as precaution during Russian module leak repairs
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Deblina Chakraborty
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Summary
NASA directed five astronauts aboard the International Space Station to board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as a safety precaution while Roscosmos cosmonauts attempt to repair a leak in the Zvezda service module. The cracks and leaks in the Russian-operated portion of the ISS have been a known concern, but new leaks suggest the situation has potentially worsened, according to NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens.
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The cracks and leaks on a portion of the space station operated by Russia, known as the Zvezda service module, have been a known concern for some time
Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to...
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