“The Mission Control Center instructed the ISS crew to open hatches between the Russian and American segments of the station. The process of opening the hatches will take about an hour, "RIA Novosti quotes a spokesman for the press service.

On August 21, the ISS crew entered the Russian segment and closed the hatches. This happened due to the fact that an air leak was recorded at the station. American astronaut Chris Cassidy is in the Russian Zvezda module.

Crew member Ivan Wagner noted that everyone is doing great.