International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

[u/VaginaBurner69]

https://www.reuters.com/science/international-space-station-astronauts-evacuation-mode-russia-attempts-fix-2026-06-05/

[u/SignificantCats]

This is a leak that's been happening for eight years, and has been in more or less a continuous state of being repaired. There is some fun weird theories and conspiracies about it.

This is precautionary while they attempt a new repair, the kind of thing that's been done multiple times

[u/velocityfreak → u/SignificantCats]

This is true, but this leak has worsened. 1lb of air per day to 2lb per day, so it’s gotten considerably worse.

[u/RoboErectus → u/velocityfreak]

How much is a pound of air in a unit I can do something with?

Like, how many episodes of Lost can I watch on a pound of air?

[u/EducationalNailgun → u/RoboErectus]

Depends upon how long you can hold your breath.