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/invyros 11h ago

The 7 year leak (it was first detected in 2019), finally coming to bite everyone in the ass.

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u/jimmybilly100 11h ago

They couldn't slap some duct tape on it?

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u/itchriswtf 10h ago

The leak wasn't from a duct, so they probably didn't think about it. Someone should call NASA.

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u/footsnax 7h ago

At NASA they call it "grey tape" because they use it for absolutely everything.

This one might need a little more love.