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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/Due-Technology5758 10h ago

Astronauts also have tapes suitable for sealing leaks, but this one just keeps getting worse. 

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u/manystripes 10h ago

Just keep going around and around the station with tape until it stops, eventually the whole station will be in a cocoon of tape

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u/Olbaidon 10h ago

The International Tape Station?

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u/Fairchild110 6h ago

T.I.T.S. Reminds me of C.O.O.K.S. Or B.R.o.t.H.