The audio message was noted by some Internet users and caused concern in the community. It was only an exercise, NASA reassures.
A dizziness and fears. The broadcast of an audio message – worrying to say the least – was noted by some Internet users on a Youtube video broadcast live by NASA from the International Space Station (ISS), reports Sky News.
“Put the commander back in his suit,” said a female voice who is part of the ISS crew. She went on to order them to “check his pulse” and provide him with the necessary oxygen. Before taking stock of the commander’s vital prognosis: “precarious”, she said.
Words that quickly aroused concern in the community. These audio recordings quickly spread on social media, fueling fears of a serious emergency aboard the ISS.
“A very strange and disturbing audio has just been broadcast from the ISS,” a user was quick to comment on X (formerly Twitter). “There is definitely something wrong,” wrote another.
Ground training
According to Sky News, the incident suggested a case of decompression sickness, caused by bubbles of nitrogen or other gases in the blood following a change in atmospheric pressure (which some divers can also experience), potentially affecting the central nervous system and can be fatal.
The ISS later confirmed on
“The audio was inadvertently redirected from an ongoing simulation where crews and ground crews are training for various situations in space, and is not related to an actual emergency,” she said. concluded.
The crew members on the ISS were in their “sleep period” and the training exercise was taking place in Hawthorne, California, where Space X has its headquarters, design offices and industrial facilities.
