Harmful chemical leaks in space station
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
HOUSTON - International space station astronauts pulled an alarm and donned protective gear Monday after smelling a foul odor that turned out to be a harmful chemical leaking from an oxygen vent, NASA said. "We don't exactly know the nature of the spill ... but the crew is doing well," said Mike Suffredini, NASA's space station program manager. "It's not a life-threatening material."
The crew first reported smoke but it turned out to be an irritant, potassium hydroxide, leaking from an oxygen vent, Suffredini said.
The crew donned surgical gloves and masks but did not have to put on gas or oxygen masks, Suffredini said.
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