Two Russian astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on April 18 for a spacewalk to install a control panel for a 37-foot-long robotic arm.

Russian astronauts take a spacewalk to install robotic arm controls on ISS

<p>In one of the rare instances, three crew members onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will be spending the weekend in the Russian area of the vessel.</p>

<p>NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin will be shifting to be able to search for the source of a cabin air leak, NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.</p>

<p>“In September 2019, NASA and its international partners first saw indications of a slight increase above the standard cabin air leak rate,” NASA said in a statement.</p>

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<p>According to sources, the leak was identified by a machine used to measure the amount of&nbsp;nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the station. The machine is reportedly used by the Russian segment of the vessel.</p>

<p>The process is something that has been taught to the crew members during their training and is considered to be in the&nbsp;on-board documentation.</p>

<p>This decision was taken by&nbsp;Roscosmos and NASA jointly. Both the bodies have assured that there is no danger to the crew or thr space station.</p>


In one of the rare instances, three crew members onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will be spending the weekend in the Russian area of the vessel. NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin will be shifting to be able to search for the source of a cabin air leak, NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.

In one of the rare instances, three crew members onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will be spending the weekend in the Russian area of the vessel. NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin will be shifting to be able to search for the source of a cabin air leak, NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos announced. “In September 2019, NASA and its international partners first saw indications of a slight increase above the standard cabin air leak rate,” NASA said in a statement. Also read: Growing dent on Earth’s magnetic field can damage satellites and navigation According to sources, the leak was identified by a machine used to measure the amount of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the station. The machine is reportedly used by the Russian segment of the vessel. The process is something that has been taught to the crew members during their training and is considered to be in the on-board documentation. This decision was taken by Roscosmos and NASA jointly. Both the bodies have assured that there is no danger to the crew or thr space station.

ISS crew switch cabins to look for source of small cabin air leak

<p>With less than two weeks left for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to commence, the craziness for the game is at already at its peak.</p>

<p>However, the fever reached another level when two Russian astronauts demonstrated their football skills in zero-gravity at the International Space Station (ISS). A video of the same was also released where the pair takes it in turns to fire gravity-defying shots at each other in an orbital training session. &nbsp;</p>

<p>In the video, one of the astronauts can be seen sporting an official FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 T-shirt and yellow gloves.&nbsp;He is further seen setting up an artificial goal at the space station, topped with a Russian flag and with the smaller flags of various nations strung up in the background.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Hosts Russia will kick-off the 2018 football World Cup against Saudi Arabia in Moscow, while defending champions Germany will start against Mexico.</p>

<p>The month-long tournament will commence from 14th June and the final will be played on July 15 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.</p>


In the video, one of the astronauts can be seen sporting an official FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 T-shirt and yellow gloves.

With less than two weeks left for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to commence, the craziness for the game is at already at its peak. However, the fever reached another level when two Russian astronauts demonstrated their football skills in zero-gravity at the International Space Station (ISS). A video of the same was also released where the pair takes it in turns to fire gravity-defying shots at each other in an orbital training session. In the video, one of the astronauts can be seen sporting an official FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 T-shirt and yellow gloves. He is further seen setting up an artificial goal at the space station, topped with a Russian flag and with the smaller flags of various nations strung up in the background. × Hosts Russia will kick-off the 2018 football World Cup against Saudi Arabia in Moscow, while defending champions Germany will start against Mexico. The month-long tournament will commence from 14th June and the final will be played on July 15 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Watch: Ahead of World Cup, Russian astronauts show off football skills in space