Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully narrowed down the source of a small air leak that had been growing in size.
Kenny Todd, deputy manager of the space station, said the leak was first detected more than a year ago but had increased in the past couple of months. A fresh round of testing overnight Monday revealed the leak was in a service module in the Russian segment, Todd said during a NASA briefing Tuesday.
“We’re going to try and put a finer point on our troubleshooting plan,” said Todd, explaining that the team is dealing with the same leak as before rather than a fresh one.
“Currently the search is underway to precisely locate the leak,” the agency tweeted. “The situation poses no danger to the crew’s life and health and doesn’t hinder the station continued crewed operation.”
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscomos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner carried out the onboard tests.
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