ISS astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak


A NASA photo shows a SpaceX Dragon capsule as it is released from the International Space Station in this image released to social media on May 11, 2016.

A NASA photo shows a SpaceX Dragon capsule as it is released from the International Space Station in this image released to social media on May 11, 2016.
| Photo Credit: Reuters

Astronauts aboard the International ​Space Station ⁠were ordered by NASA to shelter in their ‌spacecraft and prepare for potential ‌evacuation on Friday (June 5, 2026) as ‌a ⁠Russian crew ⁠attempts to fix a worsening leak of air ​on its portion ‌of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

The four astronauts of ‌NASA’s Crew-12 mission ​on the station— two U.S. ⁠astronauts, a French astronaut and Russian cosmonaut— ‌got orders from NASA mission control at 9:04 a.m. ET on Monday (June 1, 2026) to enter their ‌Crew Dragon spacecraft docked ​to the station and don their spacesuits ⁠in case the ⁠air leak warrants an emergency evacuation, ‌a NASA official said.

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