NASA Astronauts Sheltered in Dragon as Russia Threatened to Saw ISS Module

Executive Briefing

• Escalated to NASA directing five astronauts into a docked Dragon spacecraft as Roscosmos approached a module with a handsaw.
• Roscosmos planned to drill through and saw a load-bearing bracket in the leaking PrK tunnel connecting the Zvezda module.
• NASA officials warned of 'very high probability of a bad outcome' if the bracket was removed, prompting the shelter order.
• Sheltering astronauts in Dragon proved sufficient to convince Roscosmos to stand down from the drastic repair attempt.
• PrK module will be decommissioned and depressurized, potentially limiting docking capacity at the aging space station.