Fractures in a Zvezda service module had been an ongoing concern, said Nasa, as it prepares to replace the ISS in coming years

WASHINGTON: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday (Jun 5) as a…

WASHINGTON, June 5 : Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a…

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received urgent orders to shelter in their spacecraft. This directive came as a Russian crew works to fix a worsening air leak on…

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been told to prepare for evacuation over a worsening air leak

Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratory

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Russia attempts to fix widening 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.

Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have been told to prepare for an emergency evacuation because of air leaks.

NASA says four astronauts sheltering in transport capsule out of 'abundance of caution' as Roscosmos makes repairs.

The leaks are taking place on the Russian segment of the station, Nasa said

Agency says Crew-12 astronauts sheltered in their Dragon spacecraft after the leak in Russia’s Zvezda module doubled; Roscosmos is working on repairs while evacuation remains a…

NASA orders International Space Station astronauts to prepare for evacuation amid a worsening air leak being addressed by Russia.

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for a possible evacuation on Friday after an air leak in the…

Four astronaut received orders to shelter in place in their spacecraft in case the air leak warranted an emergency evacuation, NASA said.

The four astronauts aboard the International Space Station are on evacuation alert as Russian crewmates work to fix a worsening air leak. #EuropeNews

The four astronauts aboard the International Space Station are on evacuation alert as Russian crewmates work to fix a worsening air leak. #EuropeNews

"Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four of the agency's SpaceX Crew-12 members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams to assume an elevated safety posture..."

Astronauts have never had to evacuate the ISS in its 27 year history.