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ISS crew took emergency shelter in SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as Russian cosmonauts worked to repair a widening atmospheric leak aboard the station.
ISS crew took emergency shelter in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft while Russian cosmonauts worked to repair an expanding atmospheric leak aboard the station. The leak was serious enough to trigger emergency protocols. Russian officials characterized the damage as repairable but confirmed it was widening.
This is a reminder that the ISS remains dependent on both Russian and American systems, and that problems in either can affect everyone on the station. The crew had to evacuate to the American spacecraft while Russians fixed Russian equipment. If the leak had worsened or repairs had failed, the crew would have needed to evacuate entirely—which would have been a major incident. The fact that it was contained and repaired is good, but it underscores how fragile orbital operations remain.
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