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NASA is monitoring a leak on the Russian module of the International Space Station (ISS), from which air has been escaping at an increasing rate for nearly four years. The space agency acknowledged that the leak is growing, while claiming it poses no threat to the astronauts on board.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakThe rate at which air is leaking in the Zvezda service module has doubled from one pound a day to “a little over two pounds a day,” NASA ISS Program Manager Joel…

Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin during a spacewalk on May 3, 2023.Image: NASATwo cosmonauts are about to go on a second spacewalk in a little over a week to configure a radiator on the International Space Station (ISS) that helps them stay cool on board the orbital lab.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakRussian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to exit the space station at 11:55 a.m. ET on Friday. The spacewalk will be broadcast live on…

The Nauka science module and Soyuz MS-23 crew ship pictured above north Africa.Photo: NASARussian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are about to step outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the pair’s second extravehicular activity this year.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant LeakThe spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 4:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to NASA. The action will be broadcast live on NASA TV, as well as the space agency’s website. You can also…

An unmanned Russian spacecraft, which suffered a major coolant leak in December last year, has successfully landed on Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos, the Russian space agency said."Its de-orbiting and descent to Earth went smoothly!" Roscosmos wrote on Telegram.The leaky Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft cast off from its docking port on the Russian-built Rassvet module of the ISS without any astronauts aboard at 5:57 a.m. EDT (3:27 p.m. IST).The agency also noted that the Soyuz delivered "218 kg of…

Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin performing a spacewalk in their Orlan spacesuits on November 17, 2022.Photo: NASARoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin were unable to perform a scheduled maintenance task outside the ISS today due to a malfunctioning coolant system on a Russian-built Orlan spacesuit.Prokopyev’s spacesuit was the troublemaker, exhibiting faulty pumps connected to its cooling system, according to Russian state-run TASS news agency. The canceled spacewalk was supposed to…