Detected Thursday at the International Space Station, an ammonia leak was stopped on Saturday by two astronauts to the station. Performed in an emergency, the space mission lasted just over five hours.
Photo posted on the twitter account of Chris Hadfield, the commander of the ISS © Chris Hadfield
ammonia leak is stopped. On Saturday, two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), in orbit above the earth, replaced a faulty pump.
Since Thursday, ammonia escaped from the cooling system of the a solar panel that provides power to the station. “serious” incident qualified by NASA but “safe for the crew.”
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repair carried into space by two crew members, U.S. Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy, lasted five hours.
It took three hours to replace the faulty pump. An hour later, she was pressed. After thirty minutes of observation no sign of leakage was found.
“No leaks! We bring Tom and Chris inside” commented in a tweet, Chris Hadfield, the commander of the ISS.
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Prepared in a very short time, the spacewalk was described by Norm Knights, Flight Director of NASA “one of the fastest in the history of U.S. space agency. “
However, the agency warns that “will monitor the pump for more long to determine whether replacement has stemmed the leak” .
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