ISS astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

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A NASA photograph  shows a SpaceX Dragon capsule arsenic  it is released from the International Space Station successful  this representation  released to societal  media connected  May 11, 2016.

A NASA photograph shows a SpaceX Dragon capsule arsenic it is released from the International Space Station successful this representation released to societal media connected May 11, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Astronauts aboard the International ​Space Station ⁠were ordered by NASA to structure successful their ‌spacecraft and hole for imaginable ‌evacuation connected Friday (June 5, 2026) arsenic ‌a ⁠Russian unit ⁠attempts to hole a worsening leak of aerial ​on its information ‌of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

The 4 astronauts of ‌NASA's Crew-12 ngo ​on the station— 2 U.S. ⁠astronauts, a French astronaut and Russian cosmonaut— ‌got orders from NASA ngo power astatine 9:04 a.m. ET connected Monday (June 1, 2026) to participate their ‌Crew Dragon spacecraft docked ​to the presumption and don their spacesuits ⁠in lawsuit the ⁠air leak warrants an exigency evacuation, ‌a NASA authoritative said.

Published - June 05, 2026 08:20 p.m. IST

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