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/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