Space: Astronauts uncovered a leak at the space station ISS with a tea bag – three are back on earth – Pledge Times

Update from October 22nd, 4:40 p.m. Three of the astronauts who boarded the International Space Station (ISS) with help of a Tea bags one leak have found (see first report), have returned to Earth safely after almost 200 days on the ISS. The US astronaut Chris Cassidy and the Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner landed on Thursday in the Kazakh steppe, as photos by the Russian space agency Roskosmos show.

The three spacemen were in April ISS broken up. Because of the Corona pandemic Wagner, Iwanischin and Cassidy had to be in quarantine a good month before the start of their six-month mission. At that time they could not personally say goodbye to their families. It was the third mission on board the ISS for Cassidy and Ivanishin. Wagner, on the other hand, made his first flight to the space station. In a tweet before his return to earth, the 35-year-old wrote: “Mom, I’m coming home.”

First report from October 19, 2020: Space: Leak found at space station ISS – household goods are the solution

Moscow – spaceman the International Space Station have a possible Air leak with help of a Tea bags tracked down. This had flown in weightlessness in the direction of the leak, said cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin according to the state agency Tass. “We have several photos and videos of the direction of flight of the teabag.” He reckons with “actually having found the probable leak”. It should start with a duct tape be sealed.

The space travelers have been occupied with the leak in the station about 400 kilometers above the earth for weeks. They had to spend a weekend in the Russian segment in August because they were looking for the hole in another part of the station. According to earlier information from the Russian space agency Roscosmos the leak is “extremely insignificant” and harmless to the astronauts and cosmonauts.

Space station ISS: “Air pressure continues to drop”

“Of the Air pressure continues to fall, but not as quickly, ”said Ivanishin. The crew now wants to better seal the crack and keep an eye on the situation. “Perhaps we should use the more effective patches from our partners,” said the Russian spaceman, referring to his American colleagues.

A short time later that is Oxygen system Elektron-WM failed according to Roscosmos. A spokesman for Roskosmos confirmed, however, that there is no danger for the crew, as the oxygen system in the US segment of the ISS continues to function normally.

ISS: Russian aerospace veteran: “All modules in the Russian segment are worn out”

Currently hold up six spacemen in the ISS. The crew had only last week Reinforcement got after a Soyuz capsule with three spacemen on board after a flight in Record time has docked with the ISS. So far, there have been three space travelers on the ISS, who were also under strict conditions in the spring corona-Pads started. They are supposed to return to earth in October.

It wasn’t until April Oxygen leak found in the ISS, which is more than two decades old. The Russian aerospace veteran Gennadi Padalka told the Ria-Novosti news agency that the station’s Russian equipment had long exceeded its shelf life: “All modules in the Russian segment are worn“Said the cosmonaut who holds the record for the most days spent in space. The equipment was actually only designed for a service life of 15 years. (ck / dpa)

Most recently, an asteroid named “Bennu” was on a dangerous course towards Earth in space. Even a ninth planet in our solar system is said to have been discovered.

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