Pressure leak detected aboard the International Space Station

[Calista241]

Source: CBS News

A "minute pressure leak" was detected aboard the International Space Station Wednesday evening. NASA said in a status update that the lab's six-member crew is in no danger as troubleshooting continues.

The agency's post indicates the leak is located in the Russian segment of the station, and social media posts based on monitored air-to-ground transmissions indicate it may be in the Soyuz MS-09 ferry ship docked at the Rassvet module.

The Soyuz MS-09 carried Sergey Prokopyev, German astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor into orbit June 6.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos has not released an update.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/international-space-station-leak-detected-2018-08-30/

[flying_wahini]

1. You know that black Gorilla glue tape is fantastic! Hope they have a roll.

Just joking, of course.

[Calista241]

2. I immediately thought of that Flex Tape guy infomercials.

Where the dude cuts out the bottom of his boat, and then floats around talking about his awesome flex tape solution.

[Dave Starsky]

5. Ha ha! So did I!

I'm a Svengoolie fan, and they play that ad about a half a dozen times every week.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Russia? Leak? This stuff writes itself!

[dchill]

13. Hope it can seal itself, too.

[jcgoldie]

16. Word is emails from Hillary Clinton are seeping out through the hole...

If only we had a branch of the military dedicated to policing space to catch them...

[caraher]

4. Surely they have a can of Apiezon Q onboard

Temporary fix that sometimes never gets removed... the duct tape of vacuum systems

[ProudLib72]

6. One minor issue can cause a chain reaction

[djacq]

9. This is not an issue of Kessler Syndrome

The ISS infrastructure is modular. Pressure leaks can be isolated and troubleshot.

This instance, the problem is with the Soyuz Spacecraft.

Easy fix with Epoxy Sealant.

B.S. Space Studies, AMU

[ProudLib72]

15. Arrrggghhh! You realize I just wanted to post a clip from Gravity?

Why does her discharging the fire extinguisher make a sound?

[djacq]

17. No sound travels in space

Sound requires a medium to travel. No atmosphere, no pressure, a vacuum .... No sound.

[ProudLib72]

18. I know, but evidently the director didn't know that space is a vacuum

I hadn't noticed that when I watched the movie. That wasn't the only mistake they made, though.

[Calista241]

19. Neil deGrasse Tyson went off on Gravity's science, or lack thereof.

[ProudLib72]

21. I almost stopped watching when George Clooney was somehow still being pulled

by a mysterious force and let go of the tether. It still bothers the hell out of me just thinking about it. So much about the movie was good, but the mistakes were major.

[FreepFryer]

7. Stay away from the open windows, Russia has a real problem lately with defenestration.

End space-based defenestration!

[maxrandb]

8. Who is Putin having thrown out of a window this time? n/t

[Major Nikon]

10. Translation: they don't yet know who farted, but the Russians are under strong suspicion

[watoos]

11. I hear only Trump can fix it

Send him up with a roll of duct tape.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Hey, Ridley, ya got any Beeman's?

[Bayard]

14. This is how we fix things in Russia.....

[Calista241]

20. I can't tell you how many times i've seen that movie, or at least parts of it.

It's not even that good, but it is entertaining.

[Bayard]

22. Same here

My favorite line-----You know, like Evil Knievel? No, I never saw Star Wars. (the Russian is best part of movie!)