The American astronaut looked out the window. She noticed a leak in the Russian ISS module

The Russian space agency reported on Telegram that there was a coolant leak in the Science module. A leak occurred in the external backup circuit. As the agency assured, the failure did not pose a threat to the crew or the International Space Station (ISS).

Leak on the International Space Station. NASA comments

. She indicated that American astronauts, when using cameras installed outside the ISS, noticed flakes of frozen coolant. Astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli then confirmed that she saw the flakes when she looked through large windows located in the Cupola observation module. NASA also assured that the crew was not in danger.

Another leak on the ISS. Space analyst talks about ‘degradation’

This is the third coolant leak in the Russian part within a year. – then a coolant leak occurred in the spacecraft that was docked to the ISS. As a result of the failure, the ship returned to Earth without a crew, and several astronauts had to stay on the ISS for the following months.

– This only highlights the degrading reliability of Russian space systems – space analyst Jonathan McDowell commented on the latest leak in an interview with Agence France-Presse, quoted by “”. In his opinion, it cannot be considered an accidental failure when it occurs for the third time in a year.

The construction of the International Space Station began in 1998 by connecting the first modules together, and a permanent crew has inhabited it continuously since 2000. The ISS station is a joint project of several countries, including: USA, Russia, Canada and many European countries.

Due to the advanced age of most of the space station’s components and increasingly frequent failures, Roscosmos plans to abandon the ISS in 2025. In turn, the United States announced that it would remain at the station until 2030.

There are currently seven astronauts on the International Space Station. They are: Frank Rubio, Dimitrij Petelin, Koichi Wakata, Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, Sergei Prokopyev and Anna Kikina.