NASA Reverses 'Safe-Haven' Order For Five Astronauts After ISS Air Leak Prompted Evacuation Alert

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• NASA Reverses 'Safe-Haven' Order For Five Astronauts After ISS Air Leak Prompted Evacuation Alert Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 22:02 IST Air leak in Zvezda module doubled air loss on Friday, prompting NASA to briefly move five astronauts to SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
• The International Space Station (ISS) is photographed by Expedition 66 crew member Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov from the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, in this image released April 20, 2022. (Image: Reuters) A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) briefly prompted NASA to place five astronauts on standby for a possible evacuation on Friday, as Russian experts worked to repair a crack in the Russian segment of the orbiting laboratory.
• At 9.04 am ET, NASA instructed the four members of its Crew-12 mission — two American astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut — along with another US astronaut, to move into their...