Two leaks detected on International Space Station, Russian space agency says

by | Jun 5, 2026 | Science

MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) – Russian state space agency Roscosmos said on ‌Friday that its experts had ‌detected two leaks aboard the International Space ​Station (ISS) but that there was no immediate threat to the crew.”When the transition chamber compartment of the ‌Zvezda module ⁠was pressurised… specialists from the main operational control group for ⁠the Russian segment of the ISS detected a leak from the ​spacecraft,” Roscosmos ​said in ​a statement.The first ‌leak was fixed with a hermetic compound while preparations are underway to seal the second leak which is located on the conical part ‌of the transition ​chamber compartment, Roscosmos said.AdvertisementAdvertisement”The ​situation ​does not threaten the safety ‌of the crew and ​onboard ​systems – the pressure on board the ISS is stable and maintained ​at the ‌calculated level,” Roscosmos said.(Reporting by ​Reuters; Writing by Guy FaulconbridgeEditing ​by Andrew Osborn)

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