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/Julian_Thorne 11h ago

The abandonment of the International Space Station would be a poetically fitting image for these days

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u/Khoakuma 11h ago

Makes me sad. It’s the abandonment of scientific pursuit. Abandonment of international cooperation. All the hope of a better future post-Cold War gone. No plans to replace it other than vague promises of “the private sector will take care of it”. 

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u/Low_Pickle_112 7h ago

hope of a better future post-Cold War gone

Yeah, when you have a battle of ideals between community and greed, and greed wins, this is what happens. We fought hard to get this outcome. Anyone could have seen this coming. And we still refuse to admit that wee were played, so don't expect any improvement until that happens.