♾️Systems & PatternsThe ISS Is Leaking Again: Aging Hardware, Russian Segment Cracks, and the Closing Window Before Commercial Space Stations
The International Space Station air leak is not just a scary headline about astronauts in danger. It is a systems warning. The leak sits in the Russian PrK transfer tunnel attached to Zvezda, a small but strategically important passage tied to docking, pressure control, hatch isolation, and the larger countdown toward ISS retirement. NASA and Roscosmos can …