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International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak 06/05/26(Fri)14:42:14 No. 16994544
International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak 06/05/26(Fri)14:42:14 No. 16994544
International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak Anonymous
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is it happening?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/05/international-space-st ation-astronauts-under-evacuation-o rders
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ISS is far beyond its expected lifespan. Resources have been used to extend its lifespan, but eventually there comes a point of diminishing returns as lots of system decay too much and simple material fatigue create an endless stream of little problems, each of which can become catastrophic due to being up in orbit.
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>is it happening
It's not happening if it does not exist. A warehouse at an undisclosed location on the Earth's surface is not going to have an atmosphere leak.
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>Just put your finger on it to seal it like last time
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Since it's both a new space station and they've been able to learn from the issues with ISS, they probably do have far fewer operational difficulties than the ancient hodge-podge of modules that make up ISS. Even if they did have issues, doubt China would announce that to the world.
The big question is how much longer can ISS be extended? They probably keep pushing it into extra use despite obvious accumulation of wear and tear because there's no solid, realistic plan for a replacement any time soon.