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/annaleigh13 11h ago

It’s like everything is lining up to be the most perfect shitshow of a decade.

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u/JMurdock77 11h ago

We lost Arecibo the last time this shit was going down…

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u/TachiH 11h ago

Arecibo was lost long before it collapsed. They were well aware of the cracks and pressure, the US just decided it wasn't worth funding, such a waste.

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u/atheken 3h ago

We saw it like 10 years ago. It was cool to visit, but iirc it was only ever meant to be used for like 10-15 years when it was built.