The International Space Station's Air Leaks are Increasing. No Danger to the Crew

Only the other week I had to fix my leaky tap. That was a nightmare. I cannot begin to imagine how you deal with a leaky spacecraft! In August 2020 Russia announced that their Zvezda module had an air leak. An attempt was make to fix it but in November 2021 another leak was found. Earlier this week, Russia announced the segment is continuing to leak but the crew are in no danger.

The Zvezda module was the third module to be launched to the station and provides all of the life support systems which are supplemented by the US Orbital Segment and the living quarters. The main structure of the module was built in the mid-1980’s to be destined for the Mir Space Station. It consists of a cylindrical ‘work compartment’ for the crew to live and work and its this which is the main bulk of the module.

Russian officials have stated that specialists are engaged in monitoring the leas in the Zvezda module and the crew regularly conduct work to locate and fix possible leaks. They do stress however that there is no threat to the crew or station.

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