This drill depicted a critical situation: an astronaut commander suffering from decompression sickness (DCS).
Viewers tuning into a recent live stream of the International Space Station experienced an unexpected event. They came across an emergency medical scenario unfolding at the orbital station.
“There is no emergency situation going on aboard the International Space Station,” announced the post of an ISS account on X. “Audio was inadvertently misrouted from an ongoing simulation where crew members and ground teams train for various scenarios in space.”, the ISS livestream was replaced by a message explaining a temporary pause in the live feed.
The audio from the simulation streamed for about eight minutes on the NASA live channels. This drill depicted a critical situation: an astronaut commander suffering from decompression sickness . During spacewalks, gas bubbles can develop in the bloodstream due to rapid pressure fluctuations. “So if we could get the commander back in his suit, get it sealed … for suited hyperbaric treatment … Prior to sealing, closing the visor and pressurising the suit, I would like you to check his pulse one more time,” said the speaker, who reportedly works at the SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California.Hundreds of people tuned in to this broadcast. Naturally, social media space accounts erupted with concern. People worried that something was truly wrong at the space station.
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