Is this the beginning of the end for the ISS?
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Did the title of the article change? Because currently it is "International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order"
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In the past I think they've sealed off the leaky module and let it go low pressure. I wonder why that doesn't seem to be enough anymore.
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Evacuation order on a space station seems rather terrifying.
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Oh shit. I hope everyone makes it out okay…
Yikes.
Out of curiosity, is that a significant amount of air loss? Do they make it up somehow? I know they have oxygen generators on board, but I also know high-oxygen air is undesirable.
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Bad headline from the Guardian on this one.
There's a big difference between evacuation readiness and evacuation.
There was a sudden, but not catastrophic increase in air loss from 1 pound per day to 2 pounds per day. Until the source of the loss increase is found, NASA doesn't know if this is new damage such as from a micrometioroid impact or if existing damage is growing. Like a leaking dam, damage in weakened metal can grow rapidly without warning. So the astronauts not involved in the repair efforts are ordered to be ready for evacuation if the situation starts worsening rapidly.
I personally expect the source of the leak to be found and repaired without evacuation.
EDIT: the leaks have been identified and repairs are underway. NASA has ordered the astronauts back to normal operations. This is yet another of "abundance of caution" measures being sensationalized by media.
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