1-9-2004 Space Station Still Losing Air Pressure -NASA
The Russians used the same hardware aboard the Mir space station and learned that it tends to develop leaks as it ages, NASA said.
NASA said the station's air pressure had fallen to 14.03 pounds per square inch and is approaching the level of 13.9 pounds per square inch at which pressure is too low for the optimal operation of some equipment on the orbiting lab.
Although the pressure loss is not dramatic, it is more than the five-year-old station has experienced before, and adds to a mounting list of problems that include faulty monitors for air and water quality and a broken gyroscope used to orient the spacecraft.
Kaleri spent much of Thursday dealing with another atmosphere issue. A Russian system for generating oxygen, once a suspect in the pressure leaks, failed completely after working intermittently for weeks.
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Sounds like it's time to splash this puppy too...and we want to compete with China to build a Moonbase?
The Russians used the same hardware aboard the Mir space station and learned that it tends to develop leaks as it ages, NASA said.
NASA said the station's air pressure had fallen to 14.03 pounds per square inch and is approaching the level of 13.9 pounds per square inch at which pressure is too low for the optimal operation of some equipment on the orbiting lab.
Although the pressure loss is not dramatic, it is more than the five-year-old station has experienced before, and adds to a mounting list of problems that include faulty monitors for air and water quality and a broken gyroscope used to orient the spacecraft.
Kaleri spent much of Thursday dealing with another atmosphere issue. A Russian system for generating oxygen, once a suspect in the pressure leaks, failed completely after working intermittently for weeks.
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Sounds like it's time to splash this puppy too...and we want to compete with China to build a Moonbase?
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