By Patrick Smith NBCNews
NASA assured that there is no problem on the International Space Station (ISS), after audio of a medical emergency drill was accidentally played on a live broadcast Wednesday night.
The regular broadcast was interrupted at 06:28 pm ET by the voice of an unidentified woman—apparently a space surgeon—giving instructions to the ISS crew on how to assist a commander who was suffering from a serious illness. by compression.
In the audio, the woman advised the crew to “check his pulse one more time,” before putting the affected astronaut inside a suit filled with pure oxygen and indicated that any action would be “the best possible treatment” and was better than staying with arms crossed.
“Unfortunately, the prognosis for the commander is relatively weak,” the woman was heard saying, insisting that she was “concerned” about possible “severe DCS (decompression sickness) hits.” She also ordered the crew to put the captain in a suit as soon as possible.
[Así fue el lanzamiento de la nave espacial de Boeing con astronautas de la NASA]
[Así fue el lanzamiento de la nave espacial de Boeing con astronautas de la NASA]
Provoking alarm among NASA enthusiasts who were listening to the live broadcast, the space agency said the scene was not real: the entire ISS crew was safely sleeping at the time.
[Así fue el lanzamiento de la nave espacial de Boeing con astronautas de la NASA]
“There is no emergency situation on board the International Space Station,” NASA assured.
“At approximately 05:28 p.m. (CST), audio was broadcast on NASA’s live feed from a ground simulation audio channel indicating that a crew member was experiencing illness-related effects. due to decompression,” the agency added in a message on its X social network account.
“At approximately 05:28 pm (CST), audio was broadcast on the NASA livestream from a ground simulation audio channel indicating that a crew member was experiencing effects related to decompression sickness.” , added the agency in a message on its X social network account.
The audio that “was inadvertently diverted” corresponded to a simulation by crew members and equipment on the ground for various possible scenarios in space and “is not related to a real emergency,” NASA stated.
“The ISS crew members were sleeping at the time. “Everyone remains safe and healthy, and tomorrow’s spacewalk will begin at 8 a.m. ET as planned,” he added.
The emergency drill came after two astronauts from Boeing’s Starliner capsule successfully arrived at the Space Station last week.
