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NASA Astronauts Briefly Shelter in SpaceX Craft Amid ISS Leak Repair

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TechCrunch6/6/2026Space2 min readUnited States

NASA Astronauts Briefly Shelter in SpaceX Craft Amid ISS Leak Repair

Temporary safety measure taken during Russian service module repair on International Space Station

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NASA astronauts on ISS took shelter in a SpaceX Crew Dragon for about an hour on Friday as a precaution during a Russian service module leak repair, which was paused for further assessment.

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NASA briefly had five astronauts aboard the International Space Station shelter in a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Friday, while their Russian counterparts attempted to repair a leaking service module. [...] This story has been updated to reflect that the shelter has ended.

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