{"id":14233,"date":"2026-06-05T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imgist.ru\/amerikanskie-astronavty-vernulis-na-mezhdunarodnuyu-kosmicheskuyu-stancziyu-posle-vozmozhnoj-evakuaczii-na-fone-uhudsheniya-situaczii-s-utechkoj-vozduha\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:59:12","slug":"us-astronauts-have-returned-to-the-international-space-station-after-a-possible-evacuation-amid-a-worsening-air-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imgist.ru\/en\/amerikanskie-astronavty-vernulis-na-mezhdunarodnuyu-kosmicheskuyu-stancziyu-posle-vozmozhnoj-evakuaczii-na-fone-uhudsheniya-situaczii-s-utechkoj-vozduha\/","title":{"rendered":"American astronauts have returned to the International Space Station after a possible evacuation amid a worsening air leak."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p> On June 5, NASA astronauts were ordered to take shelter in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft due to an air leak on the ISS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> A spokesman said cracks and leaks were discovered in the Zvezda service module, prompting repairs by Roscosmos and NASA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> A NASA spokesman added that a larger repair operation is planned as NASA and Roscosmos work to find a permanent solution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Several astronauts, including Americans, have been cleared to return to the International Space Station after an evacuation threat arose due to a worsening air leak.<\/p>\n<p> NASA ordered a shelter-in-place order on the Dragon spacecraft on Friday, June 5, to conduct repairs to fix an air leak on the ISS, according to a statement released on X by NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens.<\/p>\n<p> The decision to have the astronauts shelter inside the spacecraft was made &quot;out of an abundance of caution,&quot; Stevens said.<\/p>\n<p> About an hour later, Stevens said NASA crew members were cleared to return to the ISS after Roscosmos suspended structural repairs &quot;until additional measurements are taken and data collected.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> As reported by <em>The Guardian<\/em> , Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has been fighting such leaks for more than five years.<\/p>\n<p> According to CBS News, in May, after the Russian cargo ship arrived at the ISS, the space agency noticed a slow drop in pressure in the Zvezda service module&#039;s transfer tunnel, known as PrK.<\/p>\n<p> In her initial statement, Stevens acknowledged that the PrK station &quot;has been experiencing cracks and leaks for some time, and Roscosmos is taking steps to minimize them as much as possible.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> Cracks, she added, &quot;have always been a concern, and NASA monitors them very closely.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;NASA and Roscosmos are working to determine the root cause of the cracks, and Roscosmos is addressing the issue through rapid mitigation measures and periodic partial repairs,&quot; Stevens continued.<\/p>\n<p> According to the space station&#039;s website, there are currently seven people aboard the ISS, including Williams and his compatriots Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway.<\/p>\n<p> Also on board are three Russian cosmonauts\u2014Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev, and Andrei Fedyayev\u2014and French astronaut Sophie Adeneau.<\/p>\n<p> The crew members are part of Expedition 74, which began on December 8, 2025, and will end in July 2026.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Don&#039;t miss any news - subscribe to<\/strong> <strong>free daily newsletter PEOPLE<\/strong> <strong>, to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;The ISS has been continuously monitored by a crew for over 25 years, making it the longest continuous human presence in low Earth orbit in history,&quot; the ISS website states.<\/p>\n<p> Earlier this month, a charter space flight for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary was postponed due to concerns about information leaks, according to <em>The Guardian<\/em> . These would be the first astronauts from these countries in space in decades.<\/p>\n<p> Stevens said NASA will continue to work with its Russian counterparts and the rest of the international community supporting the space station &quot;to come to a longer-term solution.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;We look forward to working with Roscosmos to address the issue of information leaks,&quot; Stevens said in a second statement.<\/p>\n<p> Read the original article on People.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW: On June 5, NASA astronauts were ordered to shelter in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft due to an air leak on the ISS. 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