The US segment of the International Space Station ( EEI ) was evacuated and sealed on Wednesday. Their astronauts took refuge in the Russian sector at the possibility of a leak of ammonia air cooling system.
“A toxic substance was released from a cooling circuit into the atmosphere of the International Space Station in the US segment toward 11:44 a.m.. Moscow time (3:44 a.m.. Peruvian time), “the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
” All astronauts spent the Russian segment of the International Space Station. Just communicate with them, the situation is under control and no danger “ added a Roscosmos spokesman.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts, and the Italian Samantha Cristoforetti form the current crew of the International Space Station along with their Russian colleagues Alexandr Samokutiáyev, Yelena Serova and Anton Schkáplerov, who welcomed them in their module after the incident at the International Space Station.
Roscosmos said the hatches between the American sectors and russian International Space Station were sealed hermetically so from the beginning was excluded a possible evacuation of the crew to the Soyuz lifeboat docked to the station.
The head of the Center for Russian Space Flight Control, Maxim Matiushin, said their counterparts in the NASA were analyzing the situation, after which the US agency said it had no confirmation that a harmful substance had leaked into the atmosphere of the station.
“So far we only have information that the pressure ammonia was reduced by the cooling of the International Space Station, “a source said.
NASA reported soon after in his Twitter account that the incident in the International Space Station would have been a false alarm due to faulty sensor or computer failure.
” The entire crew of the International Space Station is in the Russian sector due to a pressure alarm in refrigeration. No signs of leakage. is being investigated, “the agency said.
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