NASA Delays Private Mission to ISS as Russian Module Leak Worsens

NASA has prompted Axiom Mission 4 for continuous investigations.

On Thursday, NASA announced that it works with the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, to understand the “new pressure signature” in part of the Zvezda service unit. As a result, NASA and Axiom Space postponed the launch of the fourth special task of the company to the International Space Station, which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, without setting a new date.

Roscosmos Space Agency for the first time reported the leakage in August 2020. It was found in the Russian Zvezda Life Support Unit, which Russia launched to the low Earth orbit in July 2000. Since then, the rate issued by Air from the Zvezda service unit from one day to one day to a little more than two Genevin per day, according to the report A in 2024.

NASA revealed this week that the Russian astronauts on ISS “recently conducted inspections of the intermediary interior surfaces, concluded some additional areas of interest, and measuring the current dropout rate.” After the inspections, it was revealed that “the part that carries pressure is now”, NASA wrote.

“Axiom Mission 4 provides an additional time for NASA and Ruscosmos to assess the situation and determine whether any additional errors are necessary,” NASA said in its statement. “NASA Jochs on Roskosmos to answer specific questions about the Zvezda unit.”

Last year, NASA raised a leak to the highest level of risk. At that time, it was reported that NASA and Roscosmos could not agree on the fundamental cause of the leakage or a way to fix it. This is still the case today. Although NASA has confirmed that the leakage does not pose any immediate threat to the existing astronauts, the recent postponement of the AX-4 mission worries; The delay raises questions about the task and Its international staff.

Baiji Whitson, a former NASA astronaut with the national record for the cumulative days he spends in space, works as a leader of the mission, joined by pilot Schobancho Chocolate from India, and Stywosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Missionist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. The three countries send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in the history of the station, which is more than 25 years-although the timing is less than perfect, as the station is struggling with aging devices.