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Minor Leak Being Investigated Aboard the ISS

Posted by Zonk on from the wasn't-aware-there-was-such-a-thing-as-a-minor-leak-in-space dept.

Josh Fink writes "Space.com is reporting that the International Space Station has a minor atmosphere leak. 'An inspection of a vestibule bridging the station's new Harmony connecting module and NASA's Destiny laboratory indicated a slight air leak of about three pounds (1.3 kilograms) per day ..A close-up inspection of the vestibule seal by the station's three-astronaut Expedition 16 crew using an ultrasonic leak detector found no trace of a leak on Wednesday, [NASA spokesperson Lynette Madison] said. Studies of the station's overall internal pressure also found no signs of decay, she added.' While this is yet another technical issue with the ISS, when will this end? I am all for the space program, but there have been some major issues lately."

4 of 219 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Comes with the territory by satoshi1 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'TFF article'? The fucking (flying|furry|funny|filler|funky|frilly|foofy|fucking) article?

  2. Its all about protocol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The internet should have been based on IPX-SPX instead of TCP/IP, and you fucking know it.

  3. Nobody is really concerned? by ROMRIX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Nobody is really concerned about this," Madison said.
    That is so untrue! We are all concerned with this issue and will do all we possibly can to, huh, where? OMG PONIES!
  4. Re:Comes with the territory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My mom asked me a linux question. I responded, "RTFM". She asked, "what does RTFM mean?" I responded, "Read The Manual."