Russians broke ISS. Wonder how much this will cost us?

ASTRONAUTS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ORDERED TO SHELTER IN SPACECRAFT, PREPARE FOR EVACUATION OVER WORSENING AIR LEAKS ON RUSSIAN SEGMENT - NASA

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 5, 2026

The Walter BOT is making it sound like the station is going to depressurize any second.

In reality, the crew is in the Dragon as a safety precaution while the repairs are being made.

Too bad Matt Damon isn't on board.

Unless it has gotten much worse, I don't think this is anything new. The station has had leaks in the Russian segment, and occassionally they have to try and patch them. Moving the crew to the crew capsules is standard safety protocol.

Appears they've attempted many repairs already and are working on a more extensive repair.

The Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, has suffered from cracks and leaks for some time, and has been mitigated by Roscosmos as much as possible to date. The cracks have always been a concern that NASA watches very closely. NASA and Roscosmos have been working…

— Bethany Stevens (@NASASpox) June 5, 2026

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The Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, has suffered from cracks and leaks for some time, and has been mitigated by Roscosmos as much as possible to date. The cracks have always been a concern that NASA watches very closely. NASA and Roscosmos have been working to determine the root cause of the cracks, and Roscosmos manages the issue through operational mitigation measures and periodic partial-repair efforts.Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on Friday, June 5. Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four of the agency's SpaceX Crew-12 members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams to assume an elevated safety posture in the Dragon spacecraft while the repair is underway.We continue to work with our Russian counterparts, along with the rest of the international community that supports the space station, to arrive at a more permanent resolution.

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Roscosmos has paused Friday’s structural repair efforts inside the Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, as more measurements and data is assessed. Given this development, NASA has instructed the crew members inside the Dragon spacecraft to end the safe haven…

— Bethany Stevens (@NASASpox) June 5, 2026

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Roscosmos has paused Friday's structural repair efforts inside the Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, as more measurements and data is assessed. Given this development, NASA has instructed the crew members inside the Dragon spacecraft to end the safe haven procedures and return to planned operations aboard the International Space Station. We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks.

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Sounds like they ran out of duct tape and Flex Seal tape

My buddy is the flight director in charge of the space station. He's supposed to watch our dog this weekend. Think he minds if I drop the dog off early?

akm91 said:

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Sounds like they ran out of duct tape and Flex Seal tape

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It's tough to get French doors to seal up properly

Gaeilge said:

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Russians broke ISS. Wonder how much this will cost us?

ASTRONAUTS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ORDERED TO SHELTER IN SPACECRAFT, PREPARE FOR EVACUATION OVER WORSENING AIR LEAKS ON RUSSIAN SEGMENT - NASA

— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 5, 2026

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Did anyone else laugh at the "shelter in spacecraft" comment? I mean where else are they supposed to go? I know it's not a funny situation, but the comment did make me laugh.

Where do you evaluate, man, I wouldn't want to be no rocket man.

Rapier108 said:

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The Walter BOT is making it sound like the station is going to depressurize any second.

In reality, the crew is in the Dragon as a safety precaution while the repairs are being made.

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Flex Tape to the mf'n rescue!!!

flown-the-coop said:

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Why do they not have a whole closet full of Flex Seal products?

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They didn't just step outside for a cigarette break?

torrid said:

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All the air is Russian out.

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It doesn't sound like a major leak. I think it's gonna be a long, long, time.

Yeah, all the science they don't understand. It's just their job five days a week.

Tree Hugger said:

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Yeah, all the science they don't understand. It's just their job five days a week.

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Who?mikejones! said:

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They didn't just step outside for a cigarette break?

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The 12th astronaut…

My SIL (fellow Aggie) works for NASA on ISS projects shared this with our family text:

There's a known air leak in one of the modules that has been venting for several months. I believe they closed it off a while back until they could perform repairs, so i expect this is a precautionary measure more than anything.

The docked vehicles are always ready to act as safe havens, as well as prepped for emergency departure in the odds of a catastrophic failure.

TLDR; NASA has known about this leak for a while, and I expect this is a precautionary move

torrid said:

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All the air is Russian out.

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They will be Finnish soon.

txags92 said:

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torrid said:

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All the air is Russian out.

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They will be Finnish soon.

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I used to work with a Finn whose dad was killed fighting the Russians when they invaded Finland and 1938.

He would have killed you for mentioning Finns and Russians in the same joke.

Burdizzo said:

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txags92 said:

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torrid said:

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All the air is Russian out.

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They will be Finnish soon.

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I used to work with a Finn whose dad was killed fighting the Russians when they invaded Finland and 1938.

He would have killed you for mentioning Finns and Russians in the same joke.

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It goes back to a cartoon I saw in a book of Aggie jokes one of my sister's friends gave her when she was accepted to A&M. It had a picture of a "house of ill repute", with a guy rushing towards the entry door labeled "Russian", a guy viewed through the window horizontal and superimposed over a lady in the house labeled "Himalayan", and a guy walking out the back door with a smile on his face labeled "Finnish". Out front, still in his car waiting for the red light on the building to turn green was a guy labeled "Aggie".

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Tree Hugger said:

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Yeah, all the science they don't understand. It's just their job five leaks a day.

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Updated.

Once the leaks are repaired, will they finish with an orbital sander?

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Keller6Ag91 said:

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My SIL (fellow Aggie) works for NASA on ISS projects shared this with our family text:

There's a known air leak in one of the modules that has been venting for several months. I believe they closed it off a while back until they could perform repairs, so i expect this is a precautionary measure more than anything.

The docked vehicles are always ready to act as safe havens, as well as prepped for emergency departure in the odds of a catastrophic failure.

TLDR; NASA has known about this leak for a while, and I expect this is a precautionary move

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It is. And it was canceled within a couple of hours. Definitely some sensationalism attaching itself here. Probably as SOP as it gets.

Eliminatus said:

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Keller6Ag91 said:

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My SIL (fellow Aggie) works for NASA on ISS projects shared this with our family text:

There's a known air leak in one of the modules that has been venting for several months. I believe they closed it off a while back until they could perform repairs, so i expect this is a precautionary measure more than anything.

The docked vehicles are always ready to act as safe havens, as well as prepped for emergency departure in the odds of a catastrophic failure.

TLDR; NASA has known about this leak for a while, and I expect this is a precautionary move

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It is. And it was canceled within a couple of hours. Definitely some sensationalism attaching itself here. Probably as SOP as it gets.

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Our US Media only knows one way.

Problem with their toilet not handling the hearty potato based diet?

In all seriousness, hope they are able to figure it out and all stay safe... Good opportunity for all to come together