Astronomy
Crew-members returned to the US side of the International Space Station after the false ammonia leak alarm caused on Wednesday.
In response to the alarm, astronauts had evacuated the US side of the International Space Station and taken shelter in Russia?s modules.
The crew opened the hatch to the US segment and returned inside at 2:05 pm Central time. Wearing protective masks, astronauts sampled the cabin atmosphere and reported no indications of any ammonia.
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Astronomy
Space station evacuation ends, Astronauts return to the work.
Crew-members returned to the US side of the International Space Station after the false ammonia leak alarm caused on Wednesday.
In response to the alarm, astronauts had evacuated the US side of the International Space Station and taken shelter in Russia?s modules.
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