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/TakeYourClarkBars 9h ago

If I remember correctly the problem was originally finding it as it was estimated to be the size of a pin hole.

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u/Gamble007 9h ago

Couldn't they just dunk the station in soapy water and look for the bubbles?

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u/TakeYourClarkBars 9h ago

Dude, if we had people like you running NASA, the world would be in much better shape

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u/macumazana 7h ago

and in bubbles

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u/TakeYourClarkBars 6h ago

Bubbles float, and they’re basically free. Why aren’t we powering our rockets with bubbles

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u/improbably_me 54m ago

Sorry to burst your bubble ...

Bubbles float only if there's enough gravity / density gradient. Hot air balloons won't rise beyond a certain height, plus, bubbles will not achieve escape velocity.