Concerns escalated following a report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which labeled these leaks ... a docking port to the main module and, in ISS terms, is not a crucial area.

The ISS’s Zvezda service module along with two Russian modules attached to its forward section. Photo: NASA NASA is monitoring a leak on the Russian module of the International Space Station ...

A serious incident occurred at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday when a newly docked module suddenly fired up its thrusters, pushing the orbiting laboratory out of orientation.

But the ISS is not the only habitable station in the sky. In April, China successfully launched the core module of its planned ... just after sunset. Masi labeled the paths of both stations ...

26. "Ongoing cracks and air leaks" in that Russian module are being examined by NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the report emphasized, but officials warned that the aging ISS needs ...

Now that an ambitious future is once again under threat. Launched in November 1998, the Zarya, or "Dawn," was the very first ISS module, providing power and propulsion during the international ...

The Nauka module was added to the space station in July 2021, but the leak occurred on an external, backup radiator that was delivered to the ISS on a space shuttle mission in 2010, according to NASA.

Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 "areas of concern" and four cracks, according to a media report. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Russia operates 6 of the ISS’s 17 modules, including the space station’s propulsion system. “The Russian module is designed to be an integral part of its guidance and its operations,” says ...