NASA Unintentionally Broadcasts Simulation Audio of Distressed Astronauts

NASA freaked people out after by likelihood broadcasting a simulation of astronauts being in an emergency state of affairs out in space — nevertheless appears … it was solely a false alarm.

The federal firm’s YouTube channel went reside this week with audio of a female guiding crew members on what to do in an emergency — with strains like “get the commander once more in his swimsuit,” “check his pulse, give him oxygen,” and so forth.

Totally different remarks that had been aired hinted at this would-be astronaut’s properly being being tenuous — notably, going by decompression sickness on the Worldwide Space Station.

Various space lovers shared the audio hyperlink on-line, claiming a vital emergency was going down on the ISS … nevertheless NASA swooped in and shut it down in an X submit, clarifying, “There isn’t any such factor as a emergency state of affairs aboard the Worldwide Space Station.”

The ISS account submit outlined, “This audio was inadvertently misrouted from an ongoing simulation the place crew members and ground teams put together for quite a few eventualities in space and isn’t related to an precise emergency.”

They added that each one the ISS crew members keep healthful and guarded — and had been catching some Z’s on the time the audio was recorded. In numerous phrases … all of the issues was alright.

The actual fact everybody appears to be A-OK is undoubtedly a discount — notably with Boeing’s Starliner crewed mission lastly blasting off into orbit closing week for its first piloted verify flight to the ISS.