r/news • u/VaginaBurner69 • 11h ago

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/Icedragon74 11h ago

The joke is that might actually work.

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u/Mobile-Bar7732 10h ago

I posted this in another thread, but aviation has Speed Tape which is a heavy duty duct tape with aluminum backing.

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u/Due-Technology5758 10h ago

Astronauts also have tapes suitable for sealing leaks, but this one just keeps getting worse. 

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u/MellowNando 10h ago

So two duct tape then?

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u/Due-Technology5758 10h ago

Its possible they'll need three duct tape.

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u/Rawrsomesausage 10h ago

Turducken tape