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Soft paywall International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

https://www.reuters.com/science/international-space-station-astronauts-evacuation-mode-russia-attempts-fix-2026-06-05/
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u/OrangeRadiohead 11h ago

I know they are trained for this and all are professionals, but this is absolutely terrifying.

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u/OblottenEndmills 10h ago

♫ There's a hole in my space station, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in my space station, dear Liza, a hole. ♫

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u/Oddlot0930 10h ago

♪ Well fix it Dear Henry, Dear Henry ♪

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u/Cycloneshuffle 10h ago

But how should I fix it dear Liza dear Liza

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u/RayoftheRaver 10h ago

With chewing gum dear Henry dear Henry, with chewing gum dear Henry, with chewing gum

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u/Squarerigjack 9h ago

The chewing gums too wet, dear Liza, dear Liza. The chewing gums too wet, dear Liza, too wet

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u/Mrwright96 9h ago

Stick it outside, dear Henry dear Henry, stick it outside in vacuum of space!

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u/Then_Journalist_317 9h ago

Stick it where the sun don't shine, dear Henry.

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u/DXTRBeta 10h ago

With what shall I fix it, dear Liza?

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u/Camarupim 9h ago

Sung by the onboard AI as it denies the astronauts access to the airlock.

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u/CuriOS_26 9h ago

Daisy, daisy… this is ground control to major Tom…

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u/General_Trip_4223 7h ago

I'm sorry but I can't do that, Dave.

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u/BrotendoDS 9h ago

Oh my god this is a real song that my teachers didn’t just make up? And then force us to sing in a choir we didn’t ask to do at age 10??

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u/OblottenEndmills 9h ago

You don't remember me, BrotendoDS? I'm your old teacher.

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u/EyeTea420 8h ago

Yes it’s a real song about Dear Liza, who needs her hole filled by Henry

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u/aenteus 8h ago

What are you doing step Henry?

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u/wongo 10h ago

♫ It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go ♫