How astronauts on the ISS are tackling the latest ‘unexpected challenges’ miles above the earth
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Coolant leaks, space debris collisions and unplanned engine thrusts are just some of the unexpected challenges astronauts aboard the International Space Station must overcome.
Matt Leach is a Fox Digital Originals senior producer based in Tampa, FL.
"You never know what will happen up here," he continued. "I think the key is to be adaptable and flexible."
The ISS has faced many unanticipated challenges since it's first long-term residents arrived in 2000. Two Russian cosmonauts fixed a coolant leak during a spacewalk on Wednesday, for example, and in July, the station lost contact with NASA's Mission Control center in Houston after the building's power went out. In 2021, the station was thrown out of control due to an unexpected engine thrust.