NASA directed 5 astronauts to board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as Roscosmos cosmonauts try to handle a leak drawback on the International Space Station, NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens stated in a publish on X Friday.
The cracks and leaks on a portion of the house station operated by Russia, often called the Zvezda service module, have been a identified concern for a while. But Stevens’ publish urged the scenario had doubtlessly worsened.
“Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on Friday, June 5,” Stevens stated within the publish. “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.”
The members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission embrace Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrew Fedyaev.