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tedivmtoday at 3:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

This is just not true. There have been leaks due to micrometers in just about every section of the ship at one point or another. A quick search pulls up examples of US modules having issues, especially around interfaces and seals. NASA had a whole investigation between 2018 and 2021 about the recurring issue.


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sigmoid10today at 3:45 PM

This is just wrong. All serious issues that turned out to be safety concerns were in Russian modules. The 2018 leak you refer to here was in a Soyuz capsule and the 2021 leaks were in the Zvezda module (same place they are this time). In between there were also minor leaks in the Zvezda connection tunnel.

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pantalaimontoday at 3:53 PM

Maybe we can use the goop from those self sealing bike tires to have self sealing space station modules