This article is a bit of hype, but also the problem should be taken seriously as NASA has rated it as a high probable and high significance event.
There is a small Russian module that is leaking atmosphere at a rate of 3.3 lbs per day. It can be mitigated by closing the hatch to the module, but doing so reduces the number of Russian ports from 4 to 3. The article states eventually the hatch to that module will need to be permanently closed.
They don’t know the root cause, but assume it’s the welds.
So, losing a port = bad, but the space station can continue on.
This article is a bit of hype, but also the problem should be taken seriously as NASA has rated it as a high probable and high significance event.
There is a small Russian module that is leaking atmosphere at a rate of 3.3 lbs per day. It can be mitigated by closing the hatch to the module, but doing so reduces the number of Russian ports from 4 to 3. The article states eventually the hatch to that module will need to be permanently closed.
They don’t know the root cause, but assume it’s the welds.
So, losing a port = bad, but the space station can continue on.