The air leak on the International Space Station (ISS) was first detected in September 2019, when astronauts noticed a slight drop in pressure, signaling a potential issue with the station's structural integrity.

The source of the leak was traced to the Russian Zvezda module, specifically in its intermediate chamber, where cracks were identified as the cause of the problem.

Astronauts employed a creative method using tea leaves in microgravity to locate the exact position of the leak, as the leaves drifted toward the crack in the module's wall.

Once the crack was located, the crew initially sealed it with tape and later applied a drill and sealant to secure the area and prevent further air loss.

The leak, which caused the loss of approximately one kilogram of air per day, was closely monitored, and materials for permanent repairs were delivered via the Progress cargo ship.

Experts suggested that the leak might have been caused by technological malfunctions, such as structural fatigue or external impacts, given the aging infrastructure of the Zvezda module, which was launched over 20 years ago.

Despite the challenges, NASA and Roscosmos emphasized that the situation posed no immediate threat to the crew or the station's operations, highlighting the effectiveness of international collaboration in addressing the issue.

This incident underscored the ingenuity required to solve problems in space and the importance of ongoing maintenance to ensure the safety and sustainability of long-term missions aboard the ISS.

The air leak on the International Space Station (ISS) was first detected in September 2019, when astronauts noticed a slight drop in pressure, signaling a potential issue with the station's structural integrity.

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Vladimir Solovyov, chief designer at Energia, announced that astronauts have discovered new blind cracks in the Zaria module, the first and oldest module of the International Space Station.
Solovyov, in an interview with the Russian news agency Novosti, pointed out that the astronauts, during their examination of the units of the Russian sector on the International Space Station, discovered the presence of blind cracks in the old unit "Zaria".
According to him, this does not appeal to him, because the discovery of holes in the former Zvezda unit, indicates that the cracks discovered in the Zaria unit over time will inevitably expand.
In September 2019, astronauts detected a slight air leak from the International Space Station, in October 2020 they discovered cracks in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda unit, and in March 2021 they were able to repair them.
In January 2021, Solovyov announced that due to air leakage, the pressure inside the ISS drops by 0.4 mm Hg, which is compensated by pumping oxygen and nitrogen as well as transporting them from Earth.
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The source of the leak was traced to the Russian Zvezda module, specifically in its intermediate chamber, where cracks were identified as the cause of the problem.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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Astronauts employed a creative method using tea leaves in microgravity to locate the exact position of the leak, as the leaves drifted toward the crack in the module's wall.

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How did a bag of tea help astronauts save $150 billion?
A few years ago, a torn bag helped save the ISS
The International Space Station was built in 1998 for $150 billion.
Every year, another 3-4 billion dollars are spent to maintain its operability, but the design is already very old and needs repair more and more often.
For example, in August 2020, a pressure drop was recorded aboard the space station, which is a sign of an air leak.
All astronauts and cosmonauts on board were isolated in the Russian Zvezda module.
After some time, it was found out that the air-permeable crack was in the module in which the entire crew temporarily settled.
One of the Russian cosmonauts was able to quickly find the place of leakage with the help of a usual tea bag.
Oxygen on the ISS
According to the India Times, the space station loses about 250 grams of oxygen every day and this is normal - it is difficult to achieve complete tightness.
In the event of an acute shortage of oxygen, it is delivered by cargo ships, but is most often produced directly at the station.
In the second case, members of the ISS use electrolysis - an electric current is passed through the water, as a result of which oxygen appears.
To do this, on board there is a life support system ECLSS, which not only monitors the operation of the station, but also provides people with access to water, protects against fires and so on.
ECLSS technical director Robyn Carrasquillo once praised Russia for using a way to extract moisture from the air, even in the old Salyut and Mir spacecraft.
ECLSS system
Oxygen leakage to the ISS
In August 2020, the space station began to lose about a kilogram of air per day.
The situation was serious, but the lives of the ISS crew were not threatened.
Astronauts from different countries temporarily began to live in the Russian module “Zvezda ” and for four days searched for a leak in other parts of the station.
The search did not give any results, so it became clear that the gap is in the Zvezda module launched more than 20 years ago.
The leak could have occurred for various reasons, for example, due to the collision of the ISS with space debris, which is a lot in near-Earth space.
Also, it was not excluded that seals simply peeled off from the walls of the station, which just do not allow oxygen to leak.
ISS module "Zvezda"
Search for the place of oxygen leakage
An unusual way to find the leak was found by cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin.
He installed several cameras in the module and opened the tea bag.
After some time, the ISS members noticed that the tea leaves began to move slowly towards one of the metal walls of the module.
After studying the trajectory of the leaves, the space crew quickly found the crack formed on the ISS.
First, they taped this place with tape, and then got permission to use a drill and sealant.
It is known that thanks to the trick with a package of tea, the astronauts managed to save about 150 billion dollars.
Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin
The International Space Station is aging and will one day become completely unusable – that ’ s a fact.
New cracks were discovered even in 2021.
Especially there are many of them in the Russian module “Zarya ”, which was launched into space in 1998 and today is the oldest part of the station.
More recently, Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, announced his concerns about the safety of the station.
It is especially frightening that the station is planned to be used even after 2025.
In theory, the use of the old station could cause a terrible disaster.
ISS module "Zarya"
Finally, I note that to replace the old module "Dawn" it was planned to send the module "Science".
But it became an independent module and docked to the ISS in July 2021.
The docking was far from perfect - the module deployed the station at 45 degrees.
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Once the crack was located, the crew initially sealed it with tape and later applied a drill and sealant to secure the area and prevent further air loss.

The leak, which caused the loss of approximately one kilogram of air per day, was closely monitored, and materials for permanent repairs were delivered via the Progress cargo ship.

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Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.
The relevant data follows from the material published by the press service of Roscosmos.
It is known that soon the nearest cargo ship "Progress" will be delivered to the ISS means of eliminating leakage.
After that, the Russian cosmonauts will immediately begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak.
"The means of eliminating non-hermeticity are planned to be delivered on the nearest Progress cargo ship, after which the cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the leak," Roscosmos said.
Earlier, Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.
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Experts suggested that the leak might have been caused by technological malfunctions, such as structural fatigue or external impacts, given the aging infrastructure of the Zvezda module, which was launched over 20 years ago.

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Incidents with gas leakage from the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines are quite an ordinary situation from a technical point of view, damaged areas can be replaced without problems after the gas burnout ends and the pipes become safe for specialists, the Honored Rescuer of the Russian Federation, the former head of the Russian Center for the Training of Rescuers, Alexander Gofshtein, told RIA Novosti.
On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG reported that on one of the threads of Nord Stream 2 (after construction it was filled with technical gas) an emergency occurred in Danish waters near the island of Bornholm, accompanied by a sharp drop in pressure.
The reasons are unknown, an investigation is underway, the company clarified.
Then, Nord Stream AG, the operator of Nord Stream, reported a decrease in pressure on both strings.
The reasons are also unknown.
According to Gofstein, in the case of large-scale incidents on gas pipelines, all versions should always be considered, including technological errors and sabotage.
“I am more inclined to the version of technological malfunction – cracks, gusts, landslides.
Anything that can cause the pipe to give a slit, a leak.
Only then a leak due to friction causes a spark, and then an explosion or combustion, which is almost identical, ” the expert said.
He noted that any reason for the incident will be accompanied by large gas losses.
The blue fuel in the pipe "from valve to valve" is at a great distance, and the gas - under high pressure.
When the gas exit process is over, and the pipe cools down, it will be possible to begin to eliminate the consequences of an emergency.
Difficulties in this, he said, will not be.
"The damaged section of the pipe is cut out, a new one is inserted, blown, filled with gas - and everything works.
On gas pipelines, this (leakage) is an ordinary situation... all this is provided, even a special repair kit is there, "Gofstein added.
“Until the pipe is released, it will all burn out.
There is no other way: closing the valves and gas burnout.
It's always a big loss.
Even the restoration of the pipe is not as difficult as the fact of burnout losses, ” he said.
Gofstein concluded that as long as all the gas is not fully burned out, it will not be possible to begin to eliminate the consequences of the accident.
A piece of pipe cannot be replaced until it cools down.

Despite the challenges, NASA and Roscosmos emphasized that the situation posed no immediate threat to the crew or the station's operations, highlighting the effectiveness of international collaboration in addressing the issue.

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Russia comments on space station leak

A NASA official had previously reported that air loss from the Zvezda module had doubled

Air leaking from a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) poses no risk to its crew or the orbital outpost, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has said.

A NASA official had previously reported that the rate at which air was escaping from the satellite's Russian Zvezda module under certain circumstances had doubled. The situation is under control and being constantly monitored, the Roscosmos told Interfax on Wednesday, when asked about remarks by NASA’s ISS program manager, Joel Montalbano,.

”The aging of the station’s structure and the growing need for repair and maintenance work on board require a significant portion of the crew’s time,” Roscosmos said.

Montalbano mentioned the issue during this week’s briefing on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-8 mission, which is scheduled for launch on Friday.

”There is an area in the aft end of the International Space Station. [There is] a small leak. We’ve seen this leak increase about a week before the recent Progress launch and docking,” he said, referring to a Russian automatic supply freighter.

The volume of lost air has increased to about two pounds a day, compared to a pound a day previously, Montalbano said.

”The hatch is closed in that area. It’s not an impact on Crew-8, but I didn’t want anyone to be surprised, if they hear about that later,” he explained.

The use of the module for retrieving the Progress shipment didn’t pose any issues in terms of the leak, he said. The next opening of the hatch is expected in April. While it’s closed, the rest of the station is “solid.”

Technical issues at the ISS are being reported on a regular basis. Roscosmos has said the age of the station is a key reason why it is developing plans for a new purely Russian-manned orbital structure as an alternative to participating in the international project.

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This incident underscored the ingenuity required to solve problems in space and the importance of ongoing maintenance to ensure the safety and sustainability of long-term missions aboard the ISS.


The first air leak at the International Space Station (ISS) was detected in September 2019, when astronauts noticed a slight drop in pressure aboard the station, signaling a potential issue with its structural integrity.

The leak was traced to the Russian Zvezda module, specifically its intermediate chamber, where cracks were identified as the source of the problem.

The Zvezda module, originally built in the 1980s as part of the Mir-2 space station project, serves as a service module for the ISS and has been repurposed for its current role.

Astronauts employed innovative methods to locate the leak, including observing the movement of tea leaves in microgravity, which helped pinpoint the exact location of the breach.

Cameras were installed in the Zvezda module to monitor the movement of the tea leaves, which drifted toward the crack in the metal wall, confirming the location of the air-permeable fissure.

Once the crack was identified, astronauts initially sealed it with tape and later used a drill and sealant to secure the area, ensuring the station's safety and preventing further air loss.

NASA reported that the air in the Zvezda module's transition chamber began escaping at an increased rate, doubling the previous leakage rate to about two pounds of air per day, prompting ongoing monitoring and repair efforts.

Despite the increased air loss, NASA and Roscosmos officials assured that the situation posed no immediate threat to the crew or the station's overall functionality.

The aging structure of the ISS, including modules like Zvezda, has been identified as a contributing factor to the need for repairs, highlighting the challenges of maintaining older space infrastructure.

Efforts to locate and seal cracks in the Zvezda module have been ongoing since the initial detection of the leak, with astronauts successfully addressing some issues but still facing persistent pressure drops.

Materials to permanently eliminate the air leakage in the Zvezda module were delivered via the Progress cargo ship, enabling cosmonauts to finalize repairs and restore the module's tightness.

The air leak incident underscored the ingenuity required to solve problems in microgravity environments, as demonstrated by the creative use of a tea bag to trace airflow toward the breach.

International collaboration played a crucial role in addressing the air leak, with NASA and Roscosmos working together to identify and repair the issue, showcasing the importance of joint efforts in maintaining the station's safety.

Despite geopolitical tensions, the cooperation between Russian and American crew members exemplified the necessity of teamwork in ensuring the ISS's functionality and addressing emergencies.

NASA and Roscosmos maintained constant communication and shared data to analyze the situation and plan next steps, demonstrating the integrated management of the ISS by international partners.

The air leak incident highlighted the challenges of living in space, including the risks posed by aging equipment and potential collisions with space debris, which can compromise the station's integrity.

The event also emphasized the need for ongoing maintenance and technological upgrades to ensure the safety and sustainability of long-term space missions as the ISS continues to age.

Roscosmos issued a public statement confirming the air leak in the Zvezda module and assured that the situation was being closely monitored by experts and posed no threat to the crew.

NASA's Joel Montalbano noted during a briefing that while the air loss rate had doubled, the leak was isolated to a specific area with the hatch closed, ensuring the rest of the station remained unaffected.

The discovery of cracks in older modules like Zvezda has raised concerns about the station's long-term viability, prompting calls for enhanced protocols for structural assessments and repairs.

The air leak required significant crew time for repair and maintenance, impacting their ability to focus on other scientific experiments and operations aboard the station.

The incident has led to increased monitoring and maintenance protocols, as Roscosmos emphasized the aging structure of the station requires proactive measures to address vulnerabilities.

NASA and Roscosmos have been collaborating to implement regular inspections to locate and address leakage sites, demonstrating a shift toward more systematic approaches to ensure the station's integrity.

The air leak incident aboard the ISS has contributed to public awareness of the challenges of maintaining aging space infrastructure and the need for improved design and material selection in future stations.

Additionally, the event underscores the importance of robust emergency protocols, as demonstrated by simulated evacuation drills conducted by other space programs to prepare astronauts for critical failures.

Visual resources related to the ISS air leak include photographs taken by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov under a microscope, which helped identify a suspicious area in the Zvezda module.

The air leak incident has inspired creative narratives, such as the film 'I.S.S.,' which dramatizes tensions aboard the station and could serve as a framework for a performance centered on conflict and survival in space.

The series 'Constellation' explores psychological and supernatural elements tied to space travel, offering a narrative framework that blends human drama with speculative fiction, which could enrich a dramatized retelling of the air leak incident.

The historical fire aboard the Russian Mir space station, documented in the film 'Nowhere to Run,' showcases heroism and technical challenges during emergencies in space, providing a real-life parallel to the ISS air leak.

The first air leak at the International Space Station (ISS) was detected in September 2019, when astronauts noticed a slight drop in pressure aboard the station, signaling a potential issue with its structural integrity.

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Vladimir Solovyov, chief designer at Energia, announced that astronauts have discovered new blind cracks in the Zaria module, the first and oldest module of the International Space Station.
Solovyov, in an interview with the Russian news agency Novosti, pointed out that the astronauts, during their examination of the units of the Russian sector on the International Space Station, discovered the presence of blind cracks in the old unit "Zaria".
According to him, this does not appeal to him, because the discovery of holes in the former Zvezda unit, indicates that the cracks discovered in the Zaria unit over time will inevitably expand.
In September 2019, astronauts detected a slight air leak from the International Space Station, in October 2020 they discovered cracks in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda unit, and in March 2021 they were able to repair them.
In January 2021, Solovyov announced that due to air leakage, the pressure inside the ISS drops by 0.4 mm Hg, which is compensated by pumping oxygen and nitrogen as well as transporting them from Earth.
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The leak was traced to the Russian Zvezda module, specifically its intermediate chamber, where cracks were identified as the source of the problem.

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Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station, presumably the last place of air leakage.
This was reported in the press service of Roscosmos.
The first small leak was discovered on the ISS back in 2019, since then, astronauts have been monitoring the situation and eliminating cracks in the hull.
Experts know how to return the module tightness.
This will be done as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to orbit.
“Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov found a possible last place of air leakage in the intermediate chamber of the service module“ Star ” of the Russian segment of the ISS ”, — stated in the message.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously admitted the possibility of continuing the operation of the ISS after 2024.
This is necessary to maintain high launch activity.
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The Zvezda module, originally built in the 1980s as part of the Mir-2 space station project, serves as a service module for the ISS and has been repurposed for its current role.

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ISS crew reports smoke and smell of burnt plastic
In the Russian module “Zvezda ” on the International space station (ISS) last night worked fire alarm, reports RIA“ Novosti ” with reference to the negotiations of the crew with the Earth, which broadcasts NASA.
Around five in the morning Moscow time, cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky told the Mission Control Center about the smoke and smell of burnt plastic.
After that, the devices showed the presence of harmful substances in the area of the medical cabinet in the Zvezda module.
French astronaut Tom Pesquet said that the smell of burnt plastic or electronics also penetrated the American segment of the ISS due to the working ventilation.
The source of the smoke and smell has not yet been identified.
The ISS included a system for removing harmful impurities.
Later, Roscosmos said that the smoke sensor and alarm system worked on the ISS “during automatic recharging of batteries. ”
Currently, all systems of the station are working normally, the department notes.
The Russian service module Zvezda docked to the ISS in July 2000.
Its main frame was built in the 1980s as the core of the Mir-2 space station, which was to replace the Mir station, but then it was decided to use it in the ISS program.
Zvezda allows a crew of three cosmonauts to stay in space, and the module can also dock with the Progress cargo ship, which once every three months delivers the necessary supplies to the station and adjusts its orbit.
In the fall of 2019, an air leak was recorded on the ISS.
A year later, the leakage rate increased fivefold.
Sequential sealing of the station compartments allowed us to establish that the cause of the leak was a crack in the Russian segment of the ISS - Zvezda.
The astronauts sealed it with a sealant, but the air leak continued.
Recently, during the survey of the International Space Station, cosmonauts found non-through cracks on the oldest module - "Dawn".
At the end of July, a meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos took place, where it was noted that the station is breathing on incense.
The International Space Station will expire in 2024.
Earlier, Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, predicted an avalanche of failure of numerous elements at the station after 2025.
This mainly concerns the tightness of the housing and complex computing facilities that have developed their resource, Solovyov noted.
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Astronauts employed innovative methods to locate the leak, including observing the movement of tea leaves in microgravity, which helped pinpoint the exact location of the breach.

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Content: How did a bag of tea help astronauts save $150 billion?
How did a bag of tea help astronauts save $150 billion?
A few years ago, a torn bag helped save the ISS
The International Space Station was built in 1998 for $150 billion.
Every year, another 3-4 billion dollars are spent to maintain its operability, but the design is already very old and needs repair more and more often.
For example, in August 2020, a pressure drop was recorded aboard the space station, which is a sign of an air leak.
All astronauts and cosmonauts on board were isolated in the Russian Zvezda module.
After some time, it was found out that the air-permeable crack was in the module in which the entire crew temporarily settled.
One of the Russian cosmonauts was able to quickly find the place of leakage with the help of a usual tea bag.
Oxygen on the ISS
According to the India Times, the space station loses about 250 grams of oxygen every day and this is normal - it is difficult to achieve complete tightness.
In the event of an acute shortage of oxygen, it is delivered by cargo ships, but is most often produced directly at the station.
In the second case, members of the ISS use electrolysis - an electric current is passed through the water, as a result of which oxygen appears.
To do this, on board there is a life support system ECLSS, which not only monitors the operation of the station, but also provides people with access to water, protects against fires and so on.
ECLSS technical director Robyn Carrasquillo once praised Russia for using a way to extract moisture from the air, even in the old Salyut and Mir spacecraft.
ECLSS system
Oxygen leakage to the ISS
In August 2020, the space station began to lose about a kilogram of air per day.
The situation was serious, but the lives of the ISS crew were not threatened.
Astronauts from different countries temporarily began to live in the Russian module “Zvezda ” and for four days searched for a leak in other parts of the station.
The search did not give any results, so it became clear that the gap is in the Zvezda module launched more than 20 years ago.
The leak could have occurred for various reasons, for example, due to the collision of the ISS with space debris, which is a lot in near-Earth space.
Also, it was not excluded that seals simply peeled off from the walls of the station, which just do not allow oxygen to leak.
ISS module "Zvezda"
Search for the place of oxygen leakage
An unusual way to find the leak was found by cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin.
He installed several cameras in the module and opened the tea bag.
After some time, the ISS members noticed that the tea leaves began to move slowly towards one of the metal walls of the module.
After studying the trajectory of the leaves, the space crew quickly found the crack formed on the ISS.
First, they taped this place with tape, and then got permission to use a drill and sealant.
It is known that thanks to the trick with a package of tea, the astronauts managed to save about 150 billion dollars.
Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin
The International Space Station is aging and will one day become completely unusable – that ’ s a fact.
New cracks were discovered even in 2021.
Especially there are many of them in the Russian module “Zarya ”, which was launched into space in 1998 and today is the oldest part of the station.
More recently, Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, announced his concerns about the safety of the station.
It is especially frightening that the station is planned to be used even after 2025.
In theory, the use of the old station could cause a terrible disaster.
ISS module "Zarya"
Finally, I note that to replace the old module "Dawn" it was planned to send the module "Science".
But it became an independent module and docked to the ISS in July 2021.
The docking was far from perfect - the module deployed the station at 45 degrees.
19 october 2021 /
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Why not bring alcohol to the ISS?
Alcohol is officially banned on the ISS, but space researchers have found many ways to carry it with them.
Cognac is very popular with them, but it makes no sense to take beer with you.
And all
China has launched an apparatus to collect lunar soil.
When will he return to Earth?
China has successfully launched to the moon the apparatus “Chang ’ e-5 ” to collect soil samples.
This is the first such mission in 44 years, and if all goes well, China will become the third country to do so.
Russia is developing its own space station.
What will it look like?
The International Space Station was launched into orbit around our planet in 1998.
Initially, it was planned that it will work for 20 years, but subsequently the period of its use was extended.
According to the opinion
On the ISS found a place of air leakage.
What's next?
Inside the International Space Station live astronauts from different countries and they all need oxygen.
The air necessary for the life of the crew is produced by special equipment, but
Space debris nearly damaged the ISS.
How did it all work out?
Humanity began to actively explore space with the help of complex technology around the middle of the 20th century.
First, hundreds were launched into Earth orbit every year, and then thousands began to be launched.
How does space affect human vision and movement?
the brain, like the heart, is one of the main organs of the human body.
It consists of many areas, each of which has certain tasks.
Take the brain for example, this
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Cameras were installed in the Zvezda module to monitor the movement of the tea leaves, which drifted toward the crack in the metal wall, confirming the location of the air-permeable fissure.

Once the crack was identified, astronauts initially sealed it with tape and later used a drill and sealant to secure the area, ensuring the station's safety and preventing further air loss.

NASA reported that the air in the Zvezda module's transition chamber began escaping at an increased rate, doubling the previous leakage rate to about two pounds of air per day, prompting ongoing monitoring and repair efforts.

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Roscosmos reported air leakage on the Russian segment of the ISS
Photo: telegram channel "State Corporation" Roscosmos "
Air leakage occurred on the Russian segment of the ISS, the crew and the station itself is not threatened.
This writes TASS with reference to the press service of Roscosmos.
“Indeed, experts fix the leakage of air on board the ISS.
The crew regularly carries out work to find and eliminate possible leakage sites, and the data coming from the station are transmitted for analysis to specialists in the normal mode, ” the state corporation said.
According to "Interfax" with reference to the head of the NASA program on the ISS Joel Montalbano, the leak is observed in the tail part of the ISS.
“We saw that the leak increased about a week before the last launch of Progress and its docking with the station, ” he said.
The head of the NASA program on the ISS said that the air in the transition chamber of the Zvezda module began to leave twice as fast.
According to Montalbano, experts are in contact with Russian colleagues on the next steps.
However, this situation does not affect the safety of the crew, he said.
Last year, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub in outer space disconnected the faulty circuit of the additional radiator on the module "Science" from the main circuit of the module.
Before that, they went into outer space, opening the exit hatch of the module "Search" of the International Space Station.
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Despite the increased air loss, NASA and Roscosmos officials assured that the situation posed no immediate threat to the crew or the station's overall functionality.

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A NASA official had previously reported that air loss from the Zvezda module had doubled

Air leaking from a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) poses no risk to its crew or the orbital outpost, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has said.

A NASA official had previously reported that the rate at which air was escaping from the satellite's Russian Zvezda module under certain circumstances had doubled. The situation is under control and being constantly monitored, the Roscosmos told Interfax on Wednesday, when asked about remarks by NASA’s ISS program manager, Joel Montalbano,.

”The aging of the station’s structure and the growing need for repair and maintenance work on board require a significant portion of the crew’s time,” Roscosmos said.

Montalbano mentioned the issue during this week’s briefing on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-8 mission, which is scheduled for launch on Friday.

”There is an area in the aft end of the International Space Station. [There is] a small leak. We’ve seen this leak increase about a week before the recent Progress launch and docking,” he said, referring to a Russian automatic supply freighter.

The volume of lost air has increased to about two pounds a day, compared to a pound a day previously, Montalbano said.

”The hatch is closed in that area. It’s not an impact on Crew-8, but I didn’t want anyone to be surprised, if they hear about that later,” he explained.

The use of the module for retrieving the Progress shipment didn’t pose any issues in terms of the leak, he said. The next opening of the hatch is expected in April. While it’s closed, the rest of the station is “solid.”

Technical issues at the ISS are being reported on a regular basis. Roscosmos has said the age of the station is a key reason why it is developing plans for a new purely Russian-manned orbital structure as an alternative to participating in the international project.

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The aging structure of the ISS, including modules like Zvezda, has been identified as a contributing factor to the need for repairs, highlighting the challenges of maintaining older space infrastructure.

Efforts to locate and seal cracks in the Zvezda module have been ongoing since the initial detection of the leak, with astronauts successfully addressing some issues but still facing persistent pressure drops.

Materials to permanently eliminate the air leakage in the Zvezda module were delivered via the Progress cargo ship, enabling cosmonauts to finalize repairs and restore the module's tightness.

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Astronauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station have discovered a possible place of air leakage in the chamber of the Zvezda module.
The relevant data follows from the material published by the press service of Roscosmos.
It is known that soon the nearest cargo ship "Progress" will be delivered to the ISS means of eliminating leakage.
After that, the Russian cosmonauts will immediately begin the final elimination of the cause of the leak.
"The means of eliminating non-hermeticity are planned to be delivered on the nearest Progress cargo ship, after which the cosmonauts will begin the final elimination of the leak," Roscosmos said.
Earlier, Russian cosmonauts Peter Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered a potential last place of air leakage in the Zvezda module.
Specialists will be able to restore its tightness as soon as Progress delivers the necessary equipment to the station.
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The air leak incident underscored the ingenuity required to solve problems in microgravity environments, as demonstrated by the creative use of a tea bag to trace airflow toward the breach.

International collaboration played a crucial role in addressing the air leak, with NASA and Roscosmos working together to identify and repair the issue, showcasing the importance of joint efforts in maintaining the station's safety.

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The media office of the Roscosmos Foundation announced that the Russian cosmonauts discovered in the unit "Zvezda", the possible place of air leakage from the International Space Station.
According to the information office, the materials and equipment needed to repair this place will be sent aboard the Progress cargo vehicle.
"The equipment and materials necessary to stop air leakage will be sent with the first Progress cargo vehicle launched to the International Space Station, to solve this problem once and for all," the statement said.
Astronauts Peter Dobrov and Anton Shkaplerov discovered the possible location of the air leak in December in the middle chamber of the Zvezda unit.
NASA has said it is considering isolating the Zvezda module completely if necessary.
The Roscosmos media office commented: “The concerns of our partners are unfounded and surprising. ”
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Despite geopolitical tensions, the cooperation between Russian and American crew members exemplified the necessity of teamwork in ensuring the ISS's functionality and addressing emergencies.

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Content: According to the Russian space Agency “Roscosmos ”, from the Russian part of the International space station (ISS) there was a leak of liquid coolant, but the crew members are not threatened.
The leak occurred in the circuit of the external radiator module "Science", which was delivered to the station in 2012.
Roscosmos assured the public that there is no immediate threat to the orbiting laboratory.
Last month, two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth after spending a year on the ISS.
Initially, the mission was planned to last only six months.
However, the leak in the Soyuz ship occurred, possibly due to the fall of a small meteorite.
As a result, the new missile was sent without a crew to replace the Soyuz and carry out the rest of the mission.
During their one-year stay, Russian and American crew members worked together amid growing tensions between their countries.
The conflict in Ukraine has strained relations between Washington and Moscow, making cooperation on the ISS a prime example of cooperation.
The leakage of coolant is an unexpected phenomenon, but Roscosmos assured the public that the safety of the crew is not threatened.
Investigations will be conducted to determine the cause of the leak and to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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NASA and Roscosmos maintained constant communication and shared data to analyze the situation and plan next steps, demonstrating the integrated management of the ISS by international partners.

The air leak incident highlighted the challenges of living in space, including the risks posed by aging equipment and potential collisions with space debris, which can compromise the station's integrity.

The event also emphasized the need for ongoing maintenance and technological upgrades to ensure the safety and sustainability of long-term space missions as the ISS continues to age.

Roscosmos issued a public statement confirming the air leak in the Zvezda module and assured that the situation was being closely monitored by experts and posed no threat to the crew.

NASA's Joel Montalbano noted during a briefing that while the air loss rate had doubled, the leak was isolated to a specific area with the hatch closed, ensuring the rest of the station remained unaffected.

The discovery of cracks in older modules like Zvezda has raised concerns about the station's long-term viability, prompting calls for enhanced protocols for structural assessments and repairs.

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Russian cosmonauts have discovered small cracks on the International Space Station (ISS), and it's unclear whether the cracks are causing air leaks in the orbiting space lab, according to Reuters

Vladimir Solovyov, the chief engineer of Moscow-based company Energia, the top contractor for Russia's spaceflight program, told Russia's state-owned RIA news agency that "superficial fissures have been found in some places on the Zarya module."

Solovyov warned: "This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time."

He didn't mention if the cracks were the source of air leaks which Russian cosmonauts discovered.

The 23-year old space station has been fraught with problems. NASA and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos searched for a small air leak last year when air pressure dropped in the space station.

Readers may recall, in 2018, the station experienced an air leak that was initially thought to be the result of a micrometeorite - but turned out to be a "deliberate sabotage."

Several other recent incidents have been reported on the space station, such as a software glitch that ignited thrusters on the Russian research module Nauka and sent the ISS out of normal pitch. There was also a piece of space junk that sliced through a robotic arm

Meanwhile, Moscow has given their farewell warning that it will depart from the ISS in 2025. Russian officials have said the aging ISS is too dangerous for their cosmonauts:

"We can't risk the lives [of our cosmonauts]. The situation that today is connected to the structure and the metal getting old, it can lead to irreversible consequences - to catastrophe," Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov recently said.

At the same time, China has launched a new space station that is expected to outlast the ISS.

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The air leak required significant crew time for repair and maintenance, impacting their ability to focus on other scientific experiments and operations aboard the station.

The incident has led to increased monitoring and maintenance protocols, as Roscosmos emphasized the aging structure of the station requires proactive measures to address vulnerabilities.

NASA and Roscosmos have been collaborating to implement regular inspections to locate and address leakage sites, demonstrating a shift toward more systematic approaches to ensure the station's integrity.

The air leak incident aboard the ISS has contributed to public awareness of the challenges of maintaining aging space infrastructure and the need for improved design and material selection in future stations.

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Content: Levels of potentially harmful chemicals in dust collected from the International Space Station (ISS) are higher than levels found in dust from the floors of American and European homes.
This is stated in a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, reports The Guardian.
According to scientists, the results could help build better spacecraft and space stations in the future.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK analyzed dust particles from air filters on the ISS and found that the levels of potentially harmful chemical pollutants in them exceeded the average values observed in many homes in the US and Europe.
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"Our findings have implications for future space stations and habitats, where it will be possible to eliminate many sources of pollution by carefully selecting materials in the early stages of design and construction," said study co-author Stuart Harrad.
Among the pollutants found in the dust were known harmful chemicals - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs), commonly known as "perennial chemicals", and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
In the course of the study, the scientists evaluated the material collected in vacuum bags on board the ISS, which consists of particles previously in the air, lint from clothes, hair and other debris.
Some of the vacuum bags were returned to Earth to analyze this unique dust from the spacecraft interior.
In this dust, the researchers also found traces of chemicals such as polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), "new" brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and organophosphorus ethers (FFE), some of which are known to cause cancer.
The potential health effects of some of these chemicals have previously led to their prohibition or restriction of use by many governments around the world.
The Stockholm Convention (UNEP) classifies a number of these chemicals, including PCBs, some PFAS, HBCDD, and some PBDE formulations, as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
"Although the concentrations of organic pollutants found in dust from the ISS often exceeded the average values found in homes and other facilities in the U.S. and Western Europe, the levels of these compounds were generally within the Earth-specific range," Dr. Harrad said.
Scientists suspect that commercially available off-the-shelf items such as cameras, MP3 players, tablet computers, medical devices, and clothing that are brought aboard for astronauts ’ use could be sources of many of these chemicals.
According to the researchers, higher than on Earth, radiation levels in the space environment can also break down plastic into micro- and nanoplastics, which are transported through the air under microgravity conditions.
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The International Space Station was built in 1998 as part of a joint project between Russia, the United States, Canada, Japan and some European countries.
It was originally designed for a 15-year service life, but is still actively used.
Recently, various breakdowns have increasingly occurred at the station, mainly on Russian-made modules.
For example, in February on the Russian cargo ship "Progress MS-21" there was an "unexplained loss of pressure".
Earlier on the Russian module “Dawn ” found new cracks, which over time can expand.
And the module "Science" and almost destroyed the entire ISS.
After docking the device unplanned engines, because of this, the orientation of the station in orbit shifted by 45 degrees.
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Additionally, the event underscores the importance of robust emergency protocols, as demonstrated by simulated evacuation drills conducted by other space programs to prepare astronauts for critical failures.

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Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, three astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 flight crew, have been in orbit for more than 20 days on the Chinese space station.
In addition to preparing for the first mission, they also conducted their first on-orbit emergency evacuation drill.
"CCTV News" reported that one of the main threats facing the space station is the impact of external debris, and the emergency evacuation drill is mainly to simulate the impact of the core capsule, and the astronauts can safely evacuate when there is a pressure loss inside.
The exercise began with a loss of pressure alarm on the space station. Zhai Zhigang quickly made a judgment through the instrument, and Ye Guangfu quickly opened the emergency cylinder to ensure that the pressure in the cabin was stable.
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Wang Chunhui, deputy chief designer of the astronaut system of the China Astronaut Center, introduced that astronauts need to make corresponding arrangements for the volume of cabin pressure drop, the rate of descent and other issues, and after the emergency cylinder is opened, the two astronauts will each determine where the leak occurs, including checking the manned spacecraft; if the manned spacecraft does not leak, they will close their respective hatches.
In this exercise, Wang Ya-ping and Ye Guangfu quickly closed the doors of the Tianzhou 2 and Tianzhou 3, and the three astronauts evacuated to the Shenzhou 13 return capsule in just a few minutes.
Wang Chunhui went on to say that the entire design of the space station is to the highest and most stringent standards for the safety of astronauts' lives, so the space station in the design of a variety of fault plans, the core is to ensure the safety of astronauts' lives, including the occurrence of cabin pressure loss, fire and other situations are within the scope of the whole fault plan design.
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Visual resources related to the ISS air leak include photographs taken by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov under a microscope, which helped identify a suspicious area in the Zvezda module.

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Content: On the ISS found a place of possible air leakage in the module “Star ”
On the International Space Station, a place of possible air leakage in the Zvezda module was discovered.
The discovery of a "suspicious" place in the module compartment was reported by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov during negotiations with the Flight Control Center.
“There was a suspicious place.
I was engaged in photographing it under a microscope with magnifying glasses, ” the cosmonaut quoted Interfax as saying.
Recall that in August 2020, air leakage to the ISS was detected in the transition chamber of the Zvezda module.
In October last year, cosmonauts managed to find the crack and repair it with temporary means.
In August 2021, the media reported the detection of non-through cracks in the Russian module of the ISS "Zarya".
Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned programs Sergei Krikalev said then that he had no information about new cracks at the station.
At the same time, the representative of the state corporation noted that even in the presence of non-through cracks, the ISS can be operated for another 20 years.
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The air leak incident has inspired creative narratives, such as the film 'I.S.S.,' which dramatizes tensions aboard the station and could serve as a framework for a performance centered on conflict and survival in space.

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Content: I.S.S.: American and Russian astronauts on the International Space Station turn from coworkers into enemies
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It is common to see wars between nations on earth.
Unexpectedly, the International Space Station, which was originally a cooperative space without borders, also experienced an enemy crisis.
The International Space Station, known simply as I.S.S., came to two Americans on this day: the scientist Kira, and the astronaut Christian, who returned to the space station.
When it comes to the space station, there is also an American commander and three other Russian astronauts of the same rank.
The International Space Station is a borderless space that symbolizes international cooperation, where six people get along amicably.
Looking at the earth without borders in space, thinking that space is a place for people to evolve.
One day, I saw a fire on the earth, which seemed to be a volcanic eruption, but the fire continued to appear and expand.
The United States team received a message from Earth Intelligence asking the American astronauts to take control of the space station at all costs.
The American commander was carrying out repairs outside the space station, but was it a Russian cosmonaut? The two groups of the I.S.S. were suspicious of each other, triggering a crisis in space.
This is a video shot in a small space, easily creating a sense of secluded fear.
In addition to the special effect of making people feel that there is no gravity, the film gives everyone an opportunity to observe life in space.
However, the winning point of the film is still able to create enough suspicion, tension and excitement in a lean hour and a half.
This is also the success of the clip: let each person's eyes and actions have their own meaning that they can hide the killer.
A seemingly friendly stranger, once a crisis occurs, every decision can be the key to deciding life and death.
Who should be trusted should only consider the most obvious, such as nationality, boundaries.
And the audience in a very short time, do not need to think more.
Because of the tense atmosphere, has let everyone wander on the steel line.
“I.S.S. ” makes the most of the audience ’ s visit to the cinema to find entertainment every minute of every second. It is recommended to score four out of five.
The film is currently being shown in several theatres in the Bay Area.
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The series 'Constellation' explores psychological and supernatural elements tied to space travel, offering a narrative framework that blends human drama with speculative fiction, which could enrich a dramatized retelling of the air leak incident.

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Led by the great Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, this psychological sci-fi thriller gets as much right as it gets wrong.

PLOT: An astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.

REVIEW: Man, the International Space Station is getting trashed lately. For years, films like Gravity and The Cloverfield Paradox as well as countless others have used the station as the setting for disaster, but this year alone has had more than one project featuring it. First, the horror film I.S.S. made the triumphant existence of a joint space station a thing of terror and now Constellation fills viewers with a sense of foreboding surrounding the orbiting satellite. The resulting series is a psychological thriller that combines elements of horror, science fiction, and paranoid drama into a concept that tries to set up the first season of a conspiracy-laden ongoing tale. The problem is that for everything this series gets right, it gets just a little bit wrong. Led by the always-great Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, Constellation would be fantastic if it wasn’t a little boring. Not every science-fiction story has to be full of action or violence, but the pacing lags at times in this series as it builds an intriguing narrative that you wish would give you a little bit more.

Constellation opens with Jo Ericsson (Noomi Rapace) driving through the backwoods of Sweden with her daughter. Worried when a police car follows her too closely, Jo arrives at a seemingly abandoned cabin with no electricity. A bizarre painting and other odd moments make you question what is going on. If you watched the trailer for Constellation, you know this series centers on astronauts so the Earthbound opening is a bit confusing. The series then shifts to Jo aboard the I.S.S. where a routine experiment goes wrong and is followed by an amputation, an evacuation, and a desiccated corpse in space. While all of this is going on Jo’s daughter, Alice (Rosie Coleman), and husband, Magnus (James D’Arcy), await news of her fate. Scientist Henry Caldera (Jonathan Banks) realizes a scientific breakthrough has occurred and begs for them to prioritize bringing it back from the station and that is when things start to get weird. With a dreamlike and surreal shift between sequences, Constellation is oddly enthralling from the first episode.

The trouble begins when Jo returns to Earth and things are not quite what they seem to be. People are a little different, including her daughter. It soon becomes apparent that something is going on that could be insanity, a parallel universe, aliens, or any number of conspiracy theories. Over the eight-episode series, we follow as Jo investigates why her daughter does not seem like the Alice she remembers. Creatively, Constellation casts twin siblings Rosie Coleman and Davina Coleman as doppelganger daughters. Whether the actresses play individual versions or switch back and forth, the differences are slight enough that they add to the surreal nature of this series. At no point can you trust what you think watching this series and that kept me watching through the entire season. Rapace is fantastic even if this feels like a variation of a character she has played before in Prometheus, Lamb, What Happened To Monday, You Won’t Be Alone, and other films. Equally good is Jonathan Banks getting to play a character far different than Mike Ehrmentraut and showcasing his breadth of talent.

James D’Arcy, Barbara Sukowa, and William Catlett also add a lot to this story in supporting roles but the problem I continued to have watching this series is that as each episode unfolds, there are countless red herrings and misdirects dropped, many of which are not satisfactorily resolved. By the end of the season, I was caught off guard that so much was left open-ended. Constellation is a thinking person’s thriller that blends jump scares, character drama, and contemporary fads like liminal spaces to build a series that has high expectations and a strong cast but does not quite stick the landing. In many ways, Constellation is like an outer space-themed variation on the tones of Severence, Apple’s other substantial hit. The difference is that Constellation is split between focusing on the psychological and true supernatural elements with neither really getting enough attention.

Peter Harness, best known for writing the UK-based series McMafia, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and Doctor Who created Constellation and wrote the series alongside Sean Jablonski and Ragna Wei. Directing duties were shared between Joseph Cedar, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Michelle MacLaren. McLaren is one of the best directors working today who has not made the jump to the big screen despite being in contention to helm Wonder Woman. With extensive experience directing series like The Deuce, Westworld. and Game of Thrones, McLaren helms the first two episodes with an eye for the visual eerieness that becomes the hallmark of Constellation. Everything about this series is designed to make the viewer question reality and the sanity of the characters, something that McLaren and her fellow directors build into every episode. The muted colors and intricate shifting of the settings are augmented by the intercut scenes courtesy of the series editors as well as the score from Ben Salisbury and Suvi-Eeva Aikas. Any faults that Constellation has are a result of the complex nature of this story not quite coming together cohesively despite looking pretty damn good.

With limited series setting a precedent for stories to get wrapped up in a dozen chapters or less, Constellation is firmly designed as the first season in an ongoing series. The final episode sets up far more than it resolves and leaves viewers with a jaw-dropping final scene that will have some waiting excitedly for news of season two while others are going to be left scratching their heads. AppleTV+ has been a surprisingly vocal outlet for science-fiction programming of the highest quality as compared to other streaming platforms and I am thankful that a unique tale like this has made it to wide audiences. If Peter Harness and his creative team can mine Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks for the level of acting they deliver this season with a stronger collection of episodes, season two will make Constellation a series to be reckoned with.

Constellation premieres on February 21st on AppleTV+.

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The historical fire aboard the Russian Mir space station, documented in the film 'Nowhere to Run,' showcases heroism and technical challenges during emergencies in space, providing a real-life parallel to the ISS air leak.

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“Burn, men! ”: how to extinguish the space station“ Mir ”
25 years ago there was a fire on the Russian space station “Mir ”
On February 23, 1997, a fire broke out at the Russian Mir station, which began with the ignition of an oxygen bomb to regenerate the atmosphere.
At the station at that time there were six people from two international crews, two Soyuz TM ships were docked, which in principle allowed to evacuate all people, but one of the Soyuz was behind the fire and heavily smoky.
The crew had to put on gas masks and proceed to rescue the station.
The fire was extinguished before the situation finally got out of control, but for some time after the incident, everyone had to wear respirators.
25 years ago, a fire broke out at the Mir station, threatening the lives of six people who were in space at that time — four Russian cosmonauts, one German and one American astronaut.
The fire was eliminated, but it became a prologue to a series of emergency situations, which eventually forced to say goodbye to the Russian space station, remove it from orbit in the spring of 2001 and begin the construction of the international station ISS.
Nevertheless, the heroic actions of the Russian crew and especially the commanders of the two expeditions - Valery Korzun and Vasily Tsibliev - allowed the Mir to work for another four years.
Details of what was happening then on board the station became known in 2006, when Channel One shot a documentary about the 23rd international expedition called “Nowhere to Run.
"Fire in the Space Station".
February 23, 1997 on the "Mir", as well as in Russia as a whole, celebrated the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland, however, it is alleged that the celebration in space was exclusively alcohol-free and subsequent events with this festive relaxation are not connected in any way.
On board the station, the shift continued - the crew of the 22nd expedition, consisting of Valery Korzun, Alexander Kaleri (they flew on the Mir for six months) and American Jerry Michael Linenger, who only in January arrived on the Atlantis shuttle and worked then until the end of May, was replaced by the 23rd expedition: Vasily Tsibliev and Alexander Lazutki who had arrived two weeks earlier.
German astronaut Reinhold Ewald also visited the Russian station with a short visit.
The incident itself erupted — literally — before dinner, when the astronauts said goodbye to the ground services and wished them good night.
Alexander Lazutkin inserted another block into the pipe of the installation for burning oxygen bombs, started the process, but when he turned away, he heard some uncharacteristic sounds, and immediately after that began to smolder the fabric on the bag with the filter put on the vent of the “gun ”.
After a short stupor, the cosmonaut realized that there was an unforeseen situation, but the first to voice all this, according to Vasily Tsibliev, the German Reinhold Ewald, who said: "Burn, men!"
The need for the use of oxygen bombs arose among the crew due to the fact that there were six people on board the Mir.
The usual composition of the atmosphere at the station was maintained with the help of a special installation that extracted oxygen from the water and blew off the unnecessary hydrogen produced at the same time, but all this was enough only for a crew of three people, and when the number of people at the station exceeded, oxygen bombs began to burn - a checker per day per person.
After a short hitch, the astronauts began to pour the fire from the fire extinguishers, but it was not so simple.
Fire extinguishers worked in two modes - foam and liquid.
The foam was immediately thrown away by a powerful stream of oxygen coming out of the installation, and the liquid that fell on the hot metal gave a large amount of steam and smoke.
A solid gray veil dragged everything before the eyes of the astronauts, and already at a distance of a meter nothing was visible.
New fire extinguishers they pulled from the panels in other compartments of the station and passed along the chain.
“I come back with a fire extinguisher and see this picture: a solid gray shroud, and against the background of this gray shroud Valera extinguishes the fire extinguisher, hangs in the air; he was already in shorts, and from there a bright crimson flame, ” Alexander Lazutkin recalled later.
Valery Korzun, who extinguished the fire, also suffered from his negligence: “During extinguishing I touched the generator with my finger and received a burn, small, the size of less than a penny coin, such a burn of the first degree, a blister, it was not so critical. ”
The danger, among other things, was that the flame, fueled by oxygen, struck directly into the wall of the station, consisting of very thin and fusible aluminum with a thickness of only one and a half millimeters.
Within minutes of such a fire, the wall could not withstand, burn out and melt, and the depressurization of the station threatened a sharp drop in pressure, from which blood boils in the veins.
It was not possible to calculate in advance how many seconds the air would go into the resulting hole, the instructions on this matter were silent, besides, hundreds of cables were laid on the walls of the station, and Korzun and Tsibliev were already beginning to notice that the insulation on them had melted and burned.
This also threatened imminent closures: already melted some of the aluminum parts of the panels that surrounded the ill-fated oxygen generator.
It was necessary to think about the evacuation from the station.
At that time, two Soyuz TM were docked to the “Mir ” at opposite ends of the station, each of them had three places, so that all six who were at the station could, in principle, be saved.
However, one of the "Unions" was docked just behind the fire and managed to fill with poisonous smoke.
“I fly into the ship, open the hatch and see that the ship is in smoke, and, probably, I was afraid for the second time, I realized that, in principle, we can die due to the fact that we have smoke nowhere to go, ” Lazutkin said.
A normal human reaction!
And then, when I felt that you could not open the window, immediately the whole world around you shrunk to the size of a small station. ”
The astronauts tried to use the lights, but still did not see anything in the smoke at arm ’ s length – everything was covered with carbon monoxide smoke, there was nothing to breathe.
Tsibliev gave the order to urgently put on special gas masks, which themselves produced oxygen for breathing, but their work was enough for only two hours, during which it was necessary to have time to find some final solution.
The most panicked was Jerry Linenger, a U.S. Navy medical officer, who demanded an immediate evacuation.
Korzun sent him to the far end of the station and gave the task to prepare a resuscitation station, selecting appropriate medications that can help with carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide poisoning.
This was done, according to Korzun, rather in order to distract the American.
On Earth, meanwhile, the fire was not immediately known, since normal communication with the station was possible only when the "Mir" was over the territory of Russia - then radio sessions with the MCC were organized, lasting 10-20 minutes.
One revolution around the Earth station made in an hour and a half, and the fire occurred just during radio silence and flight over the Pacific Ocean.
NASA allowed the use of its communications points located in the United States, but this system was still poorly adjusted and often gave only one-way communication - astronauts could thus only transfer something to Earth.
Nevertheless, the report of the fire was accepted, and all possible specialists were called to the MCC, who began to work out recommendations for rescue.
When the oxygen in the gas masks was already running out, the smoke had not yet had time to dissipate, and Korzun and Tsibliev were still forced to decide to switch to breathing through respirators, which for a long time then were not removed - even during sleep.
"Isolation...
Well, you know how it smells, this smell haunted us then for many years, after it all ended, ” admitted Vasily Tsibliev.
The smoke at the Mir station dissipated by the morning of February 24, breathing there became more or less safe, and the Russian MCC concluded that the operation of the station can still continue.
On March 2, Korzun, Kaleri and Ewald were returned to Earth, leaving Tsibliev, Lazutkin and the American Linenger on Mir.
However, soon after this, a series of new breakdowns and long-term work to eliminate them began at the station.
At first, the same unit for the production of oxygen "Electron" broke down, which decomposed water into oxygen and hydrogen and provided the renewal of the atmosphere at the station in normal mode.
The astronauts turned on the backup system, but it also failed the next day.
In the end, it was necessary to burn those oxygen bombs, from one of which the described fire began.
Experts on Earth concluded that the fire then arose still due to a single defect of the device, and the checkers in general are not dangerous, but when connecting the next checkers, it was recommended to keep the fire extinguisher ready.
Then the Russian cosmonauts and the American astronaut began to be very concerned about the increase in temperature at the station, which eventually reached in some compartments + 48 ° C.
I had to take off my underwear like in a steam room.
A high degree of humidity at the same time led to the fact that the condensate dropped poured into the boxes with equipment, threatening closures.
The toilet did not work properly.
There was a problem with the leakage of a poisonous cooling colorless liquid that had no smell - ethylene glycol circulating through thin tubes under the lining of all modules of the "World".
Tsibliev and Lazutkin, having abandoned all the planned experiments, searched for all these leaks for a long time, eventually found and eliminated.
Until that time, the recommendations of the MCC were as follows: “We breathe less, we do not engage in physical education at all. ”
NASA at this time demanded that Russia either immediately solve all technical problems on Mir, or curtail all programs and return its astronaut to Earth.
And until that moment, Linenger, not paying attention to the efforts of the Russian cosmonauts, was obliged to conduct the planned experiments, which greatly offended the Russians who felt themselves as some plumbers at the hotel guest.
When all the problems seemed to have been eliminated, and the cargo ship Progress M34, which arrived on April 6 to Mir, delivered the necessary additional equipment, NASA nevertheless decided to continue joint expeditions with the Russians and sent the same Atlantis shuttle to Mir on May 15, which docked to the station on May 17.
The crew of Atlantis consisted of seven people and stayed in space for 9 days.
Charles Precourt commanded them, and besides him on board were the pilot Eileen Collins, Carlos Noriega, Edward Lou, the Frenchman Jean-François Clervois, the Russian Elena Kondakova and Michael Colin Foul, who finally replaced Linenger as part of a permanent expedition with Tsibliev and Lazutkin.
About the new American in the memories, they speak much better than about the previous one, who panicked in the fire and did not provide any assistance in the repair work.
Michael Foul, despite the forbidding instructions, still helped the Russians in everything.
Nevertheless, it was with this composition of the 23rd expedition of the Mir station that decisive damage was inflicted, from which it has not recovered.
This happened during a rather dubious, according to some experts, experiment - manual docking - that is, docking in teleoperator mode with the Progress M34 cargo ship on June 25, 1997.
At the same time, the station itself was also outside the zone of radio visibility with the MCC.
This “experiment ” was designed to save money spent on the operation of an extremely expensive automatic docking module produced by Ukraine – worth about $2 million.
Crew commander Vasily Tsibliev, who controlled the manipulator, for some reason failed to cope with this task, and the 6-ton ship crashed into the Spektr module at a speed of 10 km / h.
At the same time, the solar panels were crumpled and the station body was depressurized.
Inside, the pressure dropped sharply, it became even impossible to talk, the astronauts were preparing for evacuation, but in the last minutes they still managed to undock the thick electrical cables stretched into the Spectrum, seal the hatch into this compartment and thereby save the station for years to come.
This was the largest accident on the "World" in its entire 11-year history, not even comparable to a fire.
In informal conversations, representatives of the MCC (and even the President of the country Boris Yeltsin in public) blamed the “human factor ” – that is, the astronauts themselves.
However, Tsibliev refused to be a “shooter ” and actually accused the MCC of incompetence, dropping at some point even the following phrase:“ Many on Earth clearly wanted us to return corpses, ” as Kommersant wrote at the time.
Tsibliev was going to be heavily fined, but as a result, all members of the crew of the 23rd expedition were still presented for state awards: Lazutkin received the title of Hero of Russia, and Tsibliev received the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of III degree.
The hero of the Russian Federation Tsibliev became on January 14, 1994 for the previous flight into space.
On August 7, 1997, another expedition consisting of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov flew to Mir, and on August 14, Tsibliev and Lazutkin, returning to Soyuz on Earth, faced their final accident when their soft landing engines did not work - the meeting with the planet was very rough, it was comparable to congestion in a car accident.
Probably due to all these traumatic events and inhalation of toxic substances on the station, both Tsibliev, Lazutkin, and Linenger lost their health and did not fly into space anymore, having dropped out of the cosmonaut squads.
Tsibliev did not pass the next medical commission and in 2003 headed the cosmonaut training center.
Lazutkin, already appointed to the crew of the 14th expedition to the ISS, during training in the United States suddenly felt bad, doctors noted the obstruction of a number of heart vessels.
Linenger retired from NASA's astronaut corps in January 1998.
And on March 23, 2001, after 15 years of operation, the Mir was removed from orbit and sunk in the Pacific Ocean.
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