The ISS has established safety protocols and materials to respond to hull punctures and depressurization.
The International Space Station features specialized safety protocols, environmental control hardware, and puncture localization systems designed specifically to respond to hull punctures and cabin depressurization.
The claim is specific and falsifiable, passing Step 0. Multiple retrieved papers directly discuss the protocols, hardware systems (such as ECLSS), and puncture localization technologies (such as IPLS) implemented on the ISS to handle hull penetrations and depressurization emergencies. Therefore, the claim is well-supported by the literature.
Aleksandr I. SPIRIN, Olga A. NIKOLAEVA. Methodological approaches to emergency recovery onboard the International Space Station. 2020. https://doi.org/10.33950/spacetech-2308-7625-2020-1-48-59
Paper [3] outlines methodological approaches and flight procedures developed for the ISS crew to handle emergencies such as depressurization.
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David E. Williams. International Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support Emergency Response Verification for Node 1. 2008. https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2136
Paper [4] details the ISS Environmental Control and Life Support System emergency response capabilities for handling cabin depressurization.
Leon Chen, Stephanie Walker, David E. Williams. Enhancing Future Commercial Space Stations: Applying ISS Insights to Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Development on Emergency Response. 2025. https://doi.org/10.32865/2346/102630
Paper [6] discusses the emergency operations and ECLSS hardware aboard the ISS regarding rapid depressurization scenarios.
A. Markov, V. Konoshenko, I. Churilo, Oleg V. Churilo, V. G. Sokolov, A. Gorbenko, E. P. Buslov, V. Feldstein, A. S. Skalkin. Experimental development onboard the ISS Russian segment of the prototype system for quick localization of a puncture in the space station pressure shell. 2020. https://doi.org/10.33950/spacetech-2308-7625-2020-4-91-103
Paper [8] describes the development and testing of the Immediate Puncture Localization System (IPLS) on the ISS Russian Segment to respond to pressure shell penetrations.
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