Astronaut plugged space station leak with finger before using tape
German astronaut Alexander Gerst reportedly put his finger over the hole in space station's Soyuz capsule, before crew members used tape and sealant to close it. NASA earlier confirmed the two-millimetre-wide tear was leaking oxygen into space and created a "minor pressure drop". The space agency further said the six-member crew featuring three Americans, two Russians, and Gerst was safe.