LIVE: ISS Astronauts shelter following leak reports

LIVE: ISS Astronauts shelter following leak reports

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station shelter in spacecraft and prepare for possible evacuation following reports of worsening air leaks on the Russian segment, according to NASA.

Nasa has just released a new update, saying that repairs to the air leak on the Russian part of the International Space Station paused.

It says the crew members sheltering on the Dragon spacecraft have been told to return to the ISS.

It is reported that his is not the first time the station has had to deal with this problem — the cracks responsible have persisted on and off for around six years