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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 ::
ISS Experiences Leak
Mission Control has detected a slow, steady drop in air pressure aboard the International Space Station, indicating the presence of a small leak. The crew performed a check of valves on the Station yesterday and found nothing amiss. Investigation into the problem will continue today. The drop in pressure was first noticed Jan. 1. Since that time, air pressure on Station has dropped not quite 2 percent. Both members of the Expedition 8 crew are familar with situations like this. Michael Foale was a member of the Mir crew in 1997 when a Progress supply ship collided with that station, casing a leak in the U.S. lab module. As one of the last two men on Mir, Sasha Kaleri was tasked with investigating a leak similar to the one being experienced on ISS.