US Astronauts on ISS Evacuate Over 'Leak'

The situation turned out to be a false alarm, authorities say.

ByABC News
January 14, 2015, 7:26 AM

— -- United States astronauts were sent to the station's Russian sector following a feared ammonia leak, but authorities later said the situation was a false alarm.

Authorities with the space agency Roscosmos identified the situation as a cooling system malfunction.

U.S. Mission Control later said it believed that a sensor gave a false alarm.

The crew members are safe, authorities said.