Astronauts deal with a air leak on International Space Station

Astronauts at the International Space Station are working to repair a small leak that was discovered on  Wednesday night (Aug. 29). They determined that the leak is in the Soyuz spacecraft, which is docked on the Russian segment of the space station, while the leak caused a slight drop in cabin pressure, it did not pose an immediate danger to the astronauts currently living aboard the station. Quite surprisingly Alexander Gerst initially plugged the gap with his finger, before duct taping over the hole to prevent more air leaking into space, clearly not a long term fix, as engineers at Nasa are trying to come up with a better solution. The damage is believed to have occurred when a micrometeorite or piece of space debris hit the station traveling at a very high speed.

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  1. NOP31 de agosto de 2018, 18:41

    I did not know about this news, very interesting how astronauts manage to fix their problem with only the tools they have in hand such as duct tape and even using his own finger to stop the air from escaping! I hope they find a solution to their leak!

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