International Space Station experiences another air leak, no harm caused

A small air leak at International Station (ISS) led to an intense middle night search by three astronauts, Associated Press reported. leak was reported late night on September 28 prompting crew to isolate mselves at Russian side. Although small, it was third leak to be detected within a period of one month. 

NASA, on September 29, revealed that two Russian astronauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, and one American astronaut Chris Cassidy were left aghast midnight after y found that re was an air leak on station. Following growing leak, three of m hurriedly sealed hatches between compartments and joined hands to search for leak.

" harm or risk to us as crew, but it is important to find leak we are t wasting valuable air", Astronaut Chris Cassidy wrote in a Twitter statement.

y found that inste of leak expanding more, it was by erroneous cabin air pressure reing that caused temperature change. According to NASA, leak still remains small and poses danger. astronauts would w use leak detectors to try and pinpoint leak in living and working compartment called Zvezda.

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Recently, International Station (ISS) conducted a 150-second re-boost to avoid possible conjunction with an unkwn piece of debris. National Aeronautics ncy (NASA) said that three controllers, one American, and two Russians, worked in tandem to maneuver station using ISS Progress 75. two minute 30 seconds long re-boost was conducted at 5:19 p.m. EDT. 

During avoidance maneuver, three American 'Expedition 63' crew members were directed to move to Russian segment of station to be closer to ir Soyuz MS-16 craft in case of an evacuation and as a precautionary measure. debris was estimated to come within 1.39 kilometers of station with a time of closest approach of 6:21 p.m. EDT. avoidance maneuver raised station's orbit out of predicted path of debris. According to Astromer Jonathan McDowell, debris belonged to 2018 Japanese rocket H-2A F40 that broke up into 77 pieces in 2019. 

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