Timeline for Are the pressurized modules of the ISS always open to each other?
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| Mar 7 at 23:44 | comment | added | uhoh | @StevePemberton from what I remember there were some temporary "hatch" closings associated with the discovery and localization of the 2018-08-30 Soyuz MS-09 / ISS leak but I don't recall the details. | |
| Mar 7 at 17:34 | vote | accept | Blue Skin and Glowing Red Eyes | ||
| Mar 7 at 1:05 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Mar 6 at 22:35 | answer | added | Doresoom | timeline score: 11 | |
| Mar 6 at 19:02 | comment | added | Darth Pseudonym | Yes, I believe it's a precaution in case the leak rips open into something more dangerous, I'm just saying the fact that they make a special instruction to keep the doors shut in that case means they must not be shut under normal circumstances. The exception proves the rule. | |
| Mar 6 at 18:36 | comment | added | Steve Pemberton | @DarthPseudonym - I assume that's done for precaution only since I don't think it would make any difference in how much air escapes. Unless they let the affected module go to a vacuum and then refill it later, but it seems unlikely they would do that unless it was a major leak. Or maybe they would lower the pressure in that module to some minimum level to reduce the amount of leakage. | |
| Mar 6 at 17:34 | comment | added | Darth Pseudonym | Whenever they have a leak, they always mention that they're adding a requirement to keep the doors around the leaky section closed (unless passing through) until it's fixed, which means they must normally keep the doors open unless something calls for them to be closed. | |
| Mar 6 at 17:21 | comment | added | Steve Pemberton | @Dakota - I'm sure it's what you meant but just to add some detail the BEAM module is used for storage so the astronauts do go in and out of it occasionally for that reason, and also to do sensor checks. But when they are done the hatch is closed again. | |
| Mar 6 at 17:18 | comment | added | Organic Marble | US airlock inner hatch is closed during EVA, open otherwise space.stackexchange.com/q/18176/6944 | |
| Mar 6 at 17:09 | comment | added | Dakota | BEAM's Node 3 hatch stays closed, not sure if that's true for any other modules. Some hatches are also closed during EVAs | |
| Mar 6 at 17:05 | history | asked | Blue Skin and Glowing Red Eyes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |