NASA Orders International Space Station Crew to Prepare for Evacuation Amid Air Leak Concerns
NASA has instructed astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to prepare for a potential evacuation due to a worsening air leak in the Russian segment of the station. The affected crew includes American astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, all part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The air leaks were discovered in the Zvezda Service Module's transfer tunnel, a section that has experienced similar issues for over five years. Although one leak was quickly sealed, another potential leak site remains under investigation. NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, are collaborating to address the issue, with NASA emphasizing that the evacuation order was issued out of an abundance of caution. 
