Nasa has denied there was a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station after it accidentally broadcast the audio feed of a drill simulating a crew member in extreme distress, sparking concern on social media.
“There is no emergency situation going on aboard the International Space Station. At approximately 5.28pm CDT, audio was aired on the Nasa livestream from a simulation audio channel on the ground indicating a crew member was experiencing effects related to decompression sickness,” the American space agency said.
“This audio was inadvertently misrouted from an ongoing simulation where crew members and ground teams train for various scenarios in space and is not related to a real emergency.
