Russian astronauts discovered an estimated air leakage place in the “Star” module chamber at the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced by Izvestia the head of the press service of the State Corporation “Roskosmos” Dmitry Strigovets.
it specifies that the necessary means of eliminating leakage is planned to be delivered in the nearest cargo ship “Progress”. Then the astronauts will begin to eliminate leakage. Strong also expressed surprise with the concern of NASA about the problem.
Earlier, the director of the American Space Agency for the ISS program Robin Gaitenz made that in the worst case “star” can be isolated. At the same time, she noted that the current situation does not represent hazards for the crew of the station.