Status: 15.11.2021 3 p.m.
Because of possible collisions with satellite debris, the International Space Station ISS had to be evacuated twice. The seven spacemen took the two docked spaceships to safety.
The International Space Station ISS has been briefly evacuated twice due to a possible collision with space debris. According to the Tass state agency, cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrow said that the seven space travelers had twice brought themselves to safety in two spaceships docked at the station.
Prepare for return to earth
According to the European Space Agency Esa, the German astronaut Matthias Maurer switched to the “Crew Dragon” with which the Saarlander had only reached the outpost of humanity last Friday. In the event of a collision, the crew could have flown back to Earth so quickly.
A short time later, the all-clear was given: According to the information, the debris from a disused satellite flew past the ISS. There is no evidence that there was a collision, said Dubrow. The spacemen were able to return to the station.
In the past few years, the ISS had to dodge space junk again and again. To do this, the trajectory is usually changed.
Leak in the Russian module
Meanwhile, the space travelers have found a possible new leak in the Russian module “Zvezda”. It should now be examined more closely, said Dubrow. The crews of the station, which is more than 20 years old, had already struggled with leaks several times, which, according to the Russian space agency Roskosmos, did not pose a threat to the crew. These places have been sealed.