International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live

Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said

A fifth American astronaut, Chris Williams, is also sheltering and preparing for potential evacuation alongside the four members of Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-12, a Nasa spokesperson said Friday.

Chris Williams has been at the International Space Station for 190 days, alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev, according to a live ISS tracker.