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Evacuation orders lifted for astronauts on International Space Station: NASA
NASA said Friday that astronauts at the International Space Station were briefly ordered to prepare for an evacuation due to a worsening air leak in Russia’s portion of the orbital laboratory, before allowing them to return to planned operations.
TL;DR
- Astronauts on the ISS were briefly ordered to prepare for an evacuation.
- The order was due to a worsening air leak in Russia's service module.
- The evacuation preparation was a precautionary measure during extensive repair operations.
- The crew was later cleared to return to normal operations.
- The air leaks have recently escalated from one pound to two pounds of air per day.