Oxygen Supply Fails on Russian Segment of ISS, Crew Not in Danger
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Oxygen supply fails on Russian segment of ISS, crew not in danger:
The oxygen supply system has failed in a module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) but the crew is in no danger, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Thursday.
The oxygen supply system on the Zvezda module on the orbital lab failed late on Wednesday but a second system on the American segment is operating normally, a Roscosmos spokesperson told AFP.
"Nothing threatens the security of the crew and the ISS," said the spokesperson, adding this repair work to fix the issue would be carried out on Thursday.
The issue arose after three new crew-two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut-reached the ISS on Wednesday to bring the number of current crew on board to six.
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