Russian space officials on Wednesday acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), but said it poses no danger to its crew. The Roscosmos state corporation said that specialists were monitoring the leak and the crew “regularly conducts work to locate and fix possible spots of the leak.”

“There is no threat to the crew or the station itself,” it said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies. Roscosmos’ statement followed comments by Joel Montalbano, NASA’s station project manager, who noted Wednesday that the leak in the Russian segment has increased but emphasised that it remains small and poses no threat to the crew’s safety or vehicle operations.