8legs: Zvezda service module, international space station

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Astronauts take shelter on the International Space Station because of air leaks

Astronauts briefly sheltered inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon due to air-leak concerns on the ISS.
NASA ordered Crew-12 members and a NASA astronaut to assume elevated safety posture in the Dragon during repairs.
The PrK transfer tunnel in the Zvezda module is suspected as the source of the leaks dating back to 2019.
NASA officials noted the station has a long-standing safety concern with the aging ISS and ongoing repair plans.
NASA elevated the issue to its highest category of concern in internal safety evaluations.
Roscosmos and NASA coordinated measurements and data assessment to address the leaks.
Crew-12 included astronauts Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and Fedyaev during the incident.
The incident occurred as NASA planned to retire the ISS by 2030, with deorbit plans following.
Officials described the shelter as a precautionary measure rather than an immediate danger.

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