THE International Space Station has been forced to shut down many of its systems after a coolant leak.
NASA has confirmed the station is having problems with its coolant
system due to a faulty valves. Early reports of the difficulties
appeared in tweets from the station's crew and support staff.
The crew are struggling to restore pressure to the coolant system that
keeps the vital systems, including life-support, at a regular
temperature. This can vary wildly depending on whether the space station
is in sunlight or in the Earth's shadow.While not presenting an immediate threat to the station's crew, it can be serious if unsolved.
Some of the space stations' systems have been shut down in order to
reduce the strain on the temperature control equipment. Others have been
re-routed to the working cooling system.
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