Published: June 5, 2026 • 10:02 PM IST · Updated: June 6, 2026 • 6:19 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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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...