Nasa says no emergency on board ISS after ‘disturbing’

A Nasa livestream from the International Space Station inadvertently aired an ongoing simulation, briefly sparking concern for the crew

Nasa has been forced to deny that there was an emergency situation on board the International Space Station (ISS), after an official livestream accidentally aired a medical drill which simulated a crew member in extreme medical distress, prompting alarm on social media.

“There is no emergency situation going on aboard the International Space Station,” Nasa’s ISS account posted on X. “Audio was inadvertently misrouted from an ongoing simulation where crew members and ground teams train for various scenarios in space.”