Joey RouletteJun 6, 2026 – 12.33amWashington DC | Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.The four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-12 mission on the station - two US astronauts, a French astronaut and Russian cosmonaut - got orders from NASA mission control on Monday to enter their Crew Dragon spacecraft docked to the station and don their spacesuits in case the air leak warrants an emergency evacuation, a NASA official said.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
ISS astronauts on evacuation alert after air leak
NASA has ordered its astronauts to take shelter and prepare for possible evacuation after an air leak worsened in the Russian module of the space station.
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