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NASA concerns about Russian repairs prompted ISS safe haven decision

NASA concerns about Russian repairs prompted ISS safe haven decision
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NASA directed astronauts on the ISS to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft after concerns about repairs Russian cosmonauts planned to perform.

In a statement late June 5, NASA described what led mission controllers in Houston earlier in the day to order the four members of Crew-12, along with NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who flew to the ISS on a Soyuz, to shelter in the Crew Dragon spacecraft docked to the station.

NASA directed astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft after Russian cosmonauts planned to perform repairs the agency thought created "elevated risk" to the station.

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