NASA is investigating a small, as yet harmless leak in the ISS

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A small leak has been discovered in the ISS, which has started to leak more since last September. According to NASA, there is as yet no danger to the three crew members. Nevertheless, they will stay in the Russian part of the space station this weekend to be able to detect the leak.

According to NASA, it is normal for some air to leak from the ISS. That is why the space station is sometimes refilled by means of nitrogen tanks. However, last September, NASA and partners noted that slightly more air was leaking out than it should. Since then, the organizations have collected data to explain this, although this has been complicated by tasks such as spacewalks and the arrivals and departures of spacecraft.

Meanwhile, slightly more air is escaping from the space station than was the case in September. That is why we are working on a plan to detect and possibly repair the leak. NASA emphasizes that the leak is still within the margins of the ISS and that there is currently no immediate danger to the three crew members. To detect the leak, all shutters will be closed this weekend. In this way, the air pressure can be closely monitored in each module.

Space.com writes that the three crew members Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will stay in the Russian Zvezda module from Friday night to Monday morning. This is the living area that made living on the ISS possible twenty years ago. The Poisk Research Module and the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft will also be accessible to crew members. NASA expects the first results to be available by the end of next week.

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