Nasa and roscosmos are currently monitoring the leak and are prepared to permanently shut off the hatch should the leak rate became dangerous. There's another leak on the international space station, and nasa has already delayed one crew launch to the orbiting laboratory as a result Us space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging international space station, elements of which are now more than a quarter of a century old.
Is the International Space Station Leak Getting Worse?
The leak aboard the international space station is getting worse
To hear nasa officials explain it, the iss is in jeopardy of a catastrophic failure due to a leak in the russian part of the ship.
Contending with the space station's leak the space station is actually designed to leak — a little That's because it has eight ports for spacecraft, meaning eight hatches that must open and close. According to a new report, nasa is growing significantly concerned over cracks and leaks affecting the international space station.
