The astronauts will go into space to find the leak of ammonia - Bfm - BFM.Ru

U.S. astronaut Thomas Mashburn and Chris Cassidy will come out in open space, to establish the exact location of the leak of ammonia from the cooling system of the International Space Station, said the publication Spaceflight101. Spacewalk will begin at 16:15 MSK and will last about six hours.

control the actions of Mashburn and Cassidy, while aboard the station will be the commander of the ISS crew, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield.

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ammonia leak in the U.S. segment of the ISS became known on Friday night. Ammonia is used for power station cooling channels that provide electricity ICS. According to NASA, 48 hours after the beginning of leakage that the cooling circuit, in which it appears can be disconnected. We have solved the question of what measures should be taken to isolate the emergency site. The observed ammonia leak threat to the health of the crew and the normal operation of the station is not.