10 May 2013 Last updated at 03:37 ET <\/p>\n
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ISS Commander Chris Hadfield describes \"a very steady stream of flakes\" <\/p>\n
Astronauts on the International Space Station are dealing with a leak in the orbiting platform's cooling system. <\/p>\n
The crew spotted particles of ammonia drifting away from the laboratory on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Liquid ammonia is used to extract the heat that builds up in electronic systems, dumping that excess energy to space through an array of radiators. <\/p>\n
Nasa says the crew is in no danger. A spacewalk might be needed to inspect and fix the site of the leak. <\/p>\n
The seepage is coming from the station's port side, at the far end of the backbone, or truss, structure that holds one of the laboratory's huge sets of solar arrays. <\/p>\n
Commander Chris Hadfield reported seeing \"a very steady stream of flakes\". <\/p>\n
\"They were coming out cleanly and repeatedly enough that it looked like it was a point source they were coming from,\" he added. <\/p>\n
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