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Chemical Leak on ISS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the damn-the-torpedoes-full-speed-ahead dept.

Random Utinni writes "It looks like the Russian Elektron system on the ISS may be causing problems again. Today the crew discovered potassium hydroxide leaking into the space station. This comes right after delivery of new ISS components and right before the arrival of a new crew and first female space tourist."

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  1. Re:kudos to the austronauts and cosmonauts by rackhamh · · Score: 5, Funny

    one has to admire their quiet selfless heroism.

    Buddha would have made a great astronaut.

  2. Potassium Hydroxide by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    The crew first reported smoke but it turned out to be an irritant, potassium hydroxide, leaking from an oxygen vent, Suffredini said.
    Would that make their original story a caustic lye?
  3. Damn Microsoft by ArsonSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everytime I log on to slashdot there is always something. This time "Critical leak in IIS" no wonder nobody ever reads the articles or even the blurbs.

    My god slasdot is nothing more than an MS bashing site these days.

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  4. Re:Hrmm, Mir? by soft_guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    IIRC, most of the problems on the ISS have been a result of American craftsmanship.

    You mean it was made in a rented factory in China?

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  5. Cleaned up by niceone · · Score: 5, Funny
    The potassium hydroxide, a corrosive that can cause serious burns and can be harmful if inhaled, was cleaned up with towels and wrapped up in two rubber bags, Suffredini said.

    In space, no one can hear you clean.

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