The Internet was briefly sent into a affright yesterday , after a NASA audio provender from the International SpacStation ( ISS ) was accidentally " misrouted " to a public feed .

The ISS broadcasts its view live , including footage from cameras at bottom and outside the post . At time of writing , you’re able to evenwatch astronauts direct a live space pass .

While very cool , mishaps with the provender can happen , as evidenced on Wednesday when the public heard audio frequency that vocalize peculiarly have-to doe with . In the audio , which was assumed to be undercoat control communicating with the ISS , you could hear a doctor advising on a medical parking brake with one of the gang who was stick out from decompression sickness .

“ So if we could get the commandant back in his suit , get it seal [ … ] for suitable hyperbaric treatment , section three for oxygen post splashdown , that would be my recommendation , " the strange vocalism offer up medical advicesaid in the feed . " see that this is a unspoiled effort discourse and so whatever you’re able to do is going to be better than nothing . "

" I would like you to have 100 pct O2flowing via mask while you get the suit on prior to closing the bill and pressurizing I ’d like you to do a impulse check into one more time , " the voice added .

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While concerning to mass listening in , NASA confirmed shortly after that the audio was in fact a training utilisation conducted on the ground .

" There is no emergency situation hold out on aboard the International Space Station , " NASA excuse in a statementposted to X(Twitter ) .

" At approximately 5:28 p.m. CDT , sound was aired on the NASA livestream from a simulation audio channel on the ground indicate a crew member was receive effects related to decompression illness ( DCS ) . This audio was unwittingly misrouted from an on-going simulation where crowd member and ground teams train for various scenario in space and is not related to a real emergency . The International Space Station gang members were in their sleep menstruation at the time . All remain healthy and safe , and tomorrow’sspacewalk will start at 8 a.m. EDTas planned . "

As oopsies go , it ’s a pretty big one . But fear not , all is well on the ISS , and it ’s reassuring to know that NASA has plans in action should any actual health pinch take place .