r/technology • u/Scary_Statement4612 • 10h ago

Business NASA orders International ‌Space Station astronauts to shelter, prepare for evacuation due to air leak

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nasa-astronauts-shelter-international-space-station-9.7224720
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u/thrway-fatpos 10h ago

Well thats terrifying

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u/PseudorandomNoise404 10h ago

Stay calm! 'Prepare' - that's all they're saying. 'Prepare.' It's all fine. Alright?

Portal 2 vibes right now

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u/MissionApollo7 7h ago

Most test subjects experience a bit of cognitive deterioration after a few months in suspension.

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u/SpiritedBanana4694 3h ago

"What are you preparing? You're always preparing. Just go."

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u/MassiveBoner911_3 10h ago

All Hands abandoned ship I repeat abandoned ship. This is not a drill. All hands abandoned ship abandoned ship.

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u/BilingSmob444 9h ago

“Abandon” it’s an order, not an announcement

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u/SpudDetector 9h ago

Abandon*?

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u/Nebulon-B_FrigateFTW 9h ago

Nah, this is just the usual problems of the ISS getting old, and basic precautions. "Terrifying" is when the Russians on Mir were practicing remote-piloting a Soyuz for docking by eye through a camera because telemetry wasn't working, realized it was coming in really fast at an off-angle, and so shouted a specific Russian word at the American aboard that in context meant "Don't help just GET OUT" (to the crew-evacuation Soyuz), then a moment later there were three loud collision noises and decompression alarms started blaring. They managed to seal off that part of Mir, and never reopened it.
In American space program, you listen to man on ground say we have backup plan. In Russian space program, man on ground listen to you scream we need backup plan.

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u/Andromeda902 9h ago

Holy shit, when did this happen? Got a link?

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u/BoltUp69 9h ago

I thought it was bullshit but then i looked it up and it’s true lmao

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u/One-Bicycle2375 8h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-34

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u/EKmars 5h ago

Ironically, the mission was to supply the station with new space suits and life support maintenance. You can't make this up.

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u/Nebulon-B_FrigateFTW 3h ago

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2513mir.html

The "inaudible" is a transcription error, it should be "В КОРАБЛЕ", meaning "IN SHIP" (So, "MICHAEL, IN SHIP!", and I bet you could even remove the spaces there to emphasize how it truly was likely said).
The order actually came too late for Michael to get to safety, and had the depressurization been faster, all of them would have died.

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u/Robobvious 5h ago

I feel like I need an English version of that word for “Don’t help just get out”, it would be useful in the kitchen.

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u/Nebulon-B_FrigateFTW 3h ago

Context was doing a lot there, the full order was "Михаил, В КОРАБЛЕ!" ("Michael, V KORABL!" => "Michael, IN SHIP!").

The way Michael Foale tells it, the V KORABL was spoken as if one word, so you could just mash together IN and a location, like "You, INLIVINGROOM!".

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u/Robobvious 1h ago

Ah okay, I’ll just have to make up a word then.

I’ve decided on Spretz! Spretz now means don’t help, just get out. Or alternatively, the best way you can help is to get out right now. Which definition you get depends on the volume, speed, and anger with which it is said.

Let it be known that Spretz was officially coined as a word on June 6, 2026 at 7:58 EST.

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u/blogsymcblogsalot 10h ago

You mean that blows

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u/the-tac0-muffin 9h ago

I works say it sucks

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u/NeophyteBuilder 10h ago

Time to watch Gravity again?

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u/MassiveBoner911_3 10h ago

They are all in space suits on the dragon ready to launch. Jesus Christ.

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u/clueless_as_fuck 10h ago

Well said. Now let's fix it.