Cooling leaks leave Mir without primary carbon dioxide scrubber
Recurrent leaks in the system that cools the Kvant 1 and Kvant 2 modules on Russia's Mir orbital station have left its three-man crew relying on backup chemical absorbers to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere they breathe. Overheating in the two modules caused by the leaks shut down the...
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