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NASA and Roscosmos disagree on cause and severity of ISS air leak (spacenews.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

1.7kg of air is apparently ~1,300L per this tool presumably at sea level

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks, mayn! That helps. I grok liters.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Let me guess... Boeing involved in it somehow?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

My money will always be on NASA.