ASTRONAUT NASA’s Chris Cassidy along with two from Russia Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner woke up on Monday night last night due to a small leak in International Space Station (ISS).
“Late Monday night, the Expedition 63 crew was awakened by flight controllers to continue solving the problem of a small leak at the International Space Station that appeared to be getting bigger,” NASA said in a statement. Fox News, Thursday (1/10/2020).
“Field analysis of the modules tested overnight has isolated the location of the leak to the main work area of the Zvezda Service Module,” he continued.
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NASA noted that the leak, which had been investigating for several weeks, did not pose an immediate danger to the crew.
Cassidy Station commanders, Ivanishin and Vagner, are ordered to collect data from various locations in the Russian space station segment.
“One by one the crew closed the holes between the back and front of the Zvezda and the Zvezda passageway to the Docking Pirs Compartment and the Poisk module while using the ultrasonic leak detector to collect data,” NASA said.
Throughout the night, these specialists from the United States and Russia took pressure measurements to try to isolate the source of the leak.
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After completing the check, the hatch between the US and Russian segments on the International Space Station was reopened and the crew continued their normal duties.
“The magnitude of the leak identified overnight has since been attributed to temporary temperature changes inside the station with the overall leak rate remaining unchanged,” NASA noted. Fox News has contacted NASA to request an explanation regarding this event.
