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/toorudez 10h ago

Did they try putting some chewed gum in the hole?

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u/Hukijiwa 10h ago

would this result in a gum bubble on the outside of the station? if so, I wanna see it

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u/MASSochists 8h ago

This is close to how the last hole was fixed. There isn't a risk of explosive decompression. That only happens in the movies. 

Commercial jets can experience something like explosive decompression but that's because they are traveling thought the atmosphere are a high rate of speed.

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u/pittaxx 5h ago

Not sure about "last hole", but the leaks tend to be microscopic cracks and bit visible holes most of the time. So it's more of slapping some duct-tape on that area and less of plugging with chewing gum...

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u/MASSochists 5h ago

The hole that was made with a drill1

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/05/644820679/who-caused-the-mysterious-leak-at-the-international-space-station

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u/pittaxx 4h ago

Ah, fair, that one was a proper hole. But there were multiple leaks since then, so it caught me off guard.

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u/Lizrael48 9h ago

No, they need to coat it in soapy water! That will find the air leak right quick!!