NASA Moves ISS Crew to Dragon Capsule Amid Russian Leak-Repair Plans
NASA ordered ISS crew members to seek temporary shelter in a docked SpaceX Dragon capsule after Russian cosmonauts announced plans to cut a load-bearing bracket in the Zvezda module to repair a persistent air leak. Space reported that the astronauts were instructed to move into the capsule while the Russian segment addressed the leak. Yahoo noted that after a brief period of heightened precautions, normal operations resumed. Ars Technica added that several crew members were moved into the Dragon capsule as the repair work continued. KSL.
com confirmed the relocation while Russian-segment crews worked on the newly discovered leak. Later, Yahoo reported that the crew was moved after a disagreement with Roscosmos over how to fix the recurring leak in the PrK tunnel. Yahoo UK said the repair plan involved cutting a load-bearing bracket, prompting a temporary stand-down of the work. Jalopnik reported that NASA subsequently told the crew to prepare for an emergency departure after Roscosmos proposed drilling and sawing the tunnel, effectively ordering an evacuation of the station.
