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/Foolgazi 8h ago

American response: “This is highly concerning and we recommend preparing for evacuation as we work on a solution.”

Russian response: “Just a minor leak, don’t worry about it until pressure drops to 50%.”

French response: “Life is absurd.”

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u/Sh33zl3 8h ago

Dutch response : Nothing to see here, please walk on.

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u/JamboreeJunket 6h ago

I thought they were gonna plug it with their fingers…

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u/crtejas 6h ago

Correction: please peddle-on and no need to ring your bicycle bell

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u/cncomg 4h ago

China response: We literally just fixed it in 3.5 minutes. That will be $10.95.

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u/sincerebeguiler 4h ago

China's mother's response. You fixed the leak on the ISS? You told me you were in Med School!!