Due to the possible release of ammonia evacuated ISS crew – BBC Russian

• January 14, 2015

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leak from the cooling system of the ISS was fixed this morning

The crew of the US segment of the International Space Station was evacuated because of possible ammonia emissions.

According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, the cause of the release has been leaked from the cooling system station, the American team was evacuated in the Russian part of the station:” The concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere of the Russian segment of the ISS is in the range of acceptable values. Safety crew has been achieved through the coordinated and timely actions themselves cosmonauts and astronauts, as well as operational management groups in Moscow and Houston “.

However, experts NASA denies leaking and talk and fault sensor, which featured the release of ammonia.

Jim Kelly of the management group of NASA in Houston said: “We are trying to find out what actually happened. Until we are absolutely sure that there was a leak of ammonia is “.

” It was recorded increase pressure water loop station, and later an increase in pressure inside the cabin. In a worst case scenario, this could indicate a leak of ammonia. Therefore, we isolated the crew in Russian segment of the ISS, “- he said.

At the moment aboard the station are six crew members: Barry Wilmore Americans (commander) and Terry Verts, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev, Elena and Serov Anton Shkaplerov and Italian Samantha Cristoforetti.

Suspected leakage of ammonia from the cooling system into space occurred in 2009 and 2013.