CNN —A Russian-controlled segment of the International Space Station is leaking, allowing pressure and air to bleed out.
The situation has reached a fever pitch as cosmonauts scramble to patch problem areas and officials from Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA disagree about the severity of the problem.
Looming space station issuesNASA has contingencies in place for crew safety, but the space agency is also grappling with the fact that the leaking Russian module may pose a threat to the safety and longevity of the space station.
In addition to Roscosmos, they include the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Still, it’s not clear whether the commercial destinations will be ready before the space station is forced to retire.
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