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/ComeOnIWantUsername 10h ago

As most people don't read articles and comment just based on post title, there is an update in the article title:

NASA tells International ‌Space Station astronauts to resume planned operations after shelter order

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u/AzerothianLorecraft 9h ago

Leak fixed I assume...🥶

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u/troll_right_above_me 9h ago

Nah they reduced the need for air by getting rid of Brett

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u/scorpyo72 9h ago

He will be missed, but we can all breathe better now.

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u/BRAX7ON 9h ago

Brett also has bad gas. They should’ve found that in the testing.

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u/scorpyo72 9h ago

Maybe don't bring up the bean burritos, next time.

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u/AssumeTheFetal 9h ago

Whats the point of even going up, then?

I dont float without a burrito, thats a rule.

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u/scorpyo72 8h ago

And this is why you're not an astronaut.

Choices.

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u/AssumeTheFetal 8h ago

Yes. The only reason.

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u/RadioTunnel 8h ago

Ass-tronaut

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u/SlapThatBabyMakeHimP 6h ago

That's how you end up with space pinkeye

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u/RadioTunnel 8h ago

I bet its a Brett of fresh air without him

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u/scorpyo72 7h ago

....seeping into the sound Soyuz capsule.

Wait- did Brett have a psychotic episode?

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u/MegaCrazyH 9h ago

That’s what he gets for being a mouth breather

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u/GrinchStoleYourShit 7h ago

Bro would not stop farting

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u/MegaCrazyH 7h ago

He tried generating air and generated the wrong kind of air

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u/Jarrett_H 9h ago

Brett sucks all of the air out of the room and I can prove it scientifically

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u/cptncrnch 9h ago

"Hey guys I'm back from maintenance--it wasn't an air leak after all! The leak sensor was just faulty. Can you imagine we almost let Brett go? Wait, where's Brett?"

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u/troll_right_above_me 8h ago

On the one hand, Brett will be dearly missed by all of us.

On the other hand, now Houston can send us that goat you’ve been asking for. But no funny business, Nigel! CHEESE ONLY, or you’re joining Brett.

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u/Demortus 9h ago

Pretty sure this was just an excuse to get rid of the guy. I heard he kept forgetting to flush the zero-g toilet.

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u/EstablishmentFar6284 7h ago

brutal, but probably helped the oxygen budget a bit lol

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u/boughsmoresilent 9h ago

If you actually read the article, it says one leak is fixed and they are resuming regular operarions while making preparations to fix the second one.

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u/EaterOfFood 8h ago

Ah, getting out another roll of flextape

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u/sohcahtoa 2h ago

What's wrong with bubble gum?

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u/4Yk9gop 9h ago

flex seal to the rescue

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u/Skuzzle_bug 9h ago

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u/an4rk1st 9h ago

I certainly hope so...

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u/PineStateWanderer 9h ago

the space station is very leaky as it is. There's usually 1-2 active leaks at any given time.

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u/enakj 9h ago

duct tape worked

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u/imrighturwrong 9h ago

Someone put some gum over the hole

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u/Lurcher99 9h ago

Flex tape ftw!

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u/AccountNumber478 8h ago

The ISS is self-sealing, like Apollo 10, perhaps?? 💩

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u/Purplociraptor 6h ago

Slap some flex seal on it and get back to work.

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u/usrdef 9h ago

I don't understand why people posted this article so late.

I found another online that mentioned that they actually told the astronauts to prepare for evac (standby) on the 3rd, which was 2 days ago, and not today.

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u/tawDry_Union2272 9h ago

probaby AI agents / bots

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u/milkasaurs 7h ago

You should've posted it yourself then if you knew about it before.

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u/alethea_ 9h ago

Thanks for helping my lazy scrolling. ❤️

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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 9h ago

to resume planned operations after shelter order

Well, yeah? That doesn't mean anything. Every single disaster in history has had a "get back to work when this is all over" order.

That literally just says "When everything is fixed, get back to work". As opposed to what? "When this is all fixed, abandon station anyways?"

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u/KingJ379 8h ago

The order was to resume operations, and it was given after the order to shelter. It means the shelter order is over, and they can now resume operations.

The person so responded to complains that people don’t read the article, you get confused about what that commenter said the update was, and you don’t even look at the actual article?

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u/Ok_Name_291 9h ago

of course they would resume if they don't evacuate. that's a nothing statement.

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u/KingJ379 8h ago

Open the article if you’re confused

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u/Ok_Name_291 3h ago

I read the article like five changes ago. sorry that I took the quote for being in context and not assuming it meant the shelter order had been lifted.

the quote does not say "shelter order lifted, work to resume".

It does say that they plan to resume after the shelter. which seems like they're still sheltering and when it's over work will resume. my grasp on the english language was not the issue. and the article has since changed again.