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Astronauts briefly moved to 'safe haven' over ISS leak
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Five of the seven International Space Station crew were moved to a 'safe haven' inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon as Russian cosmonauts prepared repairs for cracks in a transfer tunnel on the Russian side. The astronauts were later allowed to leave the capsule as repair work paused to review new data. The aging ISS is slated for retirement in 2030 and has required increasing maintenance, with leaks and cracks persisting since 2019 in the transfer tunnel linking Zvezda to a docking port. The situation underscores the station’s fragility amid ongoing maintenance challenges and multi-agency coordination.
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