NASA and Roscosmos continue to disagree on the cause and severity of an air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, one that NASA worries could lead to a “catastrophic failu…
  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    The air volume lost each day is measured in kilograms in this article. That’s difficult for a non engineer to visualize. Is that enough to matter for air quality or pressure change? How do they introduce air into the closed system of the Russian section to replace what is leaking? Do they have to bring up pressurized air from Earth, then recycle that as long as they can?