In the cabin of the international space station revealed elevated concentrations of benzene, the crew is not in danger, said Last news Ombudsman of the press service of Roscosmos. currently, stations are Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and John Wagner, as well as American astronaut Christopher Cassidy. It is assumed that on may 28 on the spacecraft Crew Dragon will fly NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken. Benzene is a colorless liquid with a specific sweet smell. Included in the fuel composition and is used for the production of drugs, plastics, synthetic rubber and dyes. Toxic and carcinogenic. in March of 2019 After arrival on the ISS unmanned spacecraft Crew Dragon development of the American organization SpaceX Elon musk, the station crew felt an unusual smell. Air jets revealed the high content of isopropyl alcohol in the atmosphere of the ISS. Its concentration was about six milligrams per cubic meter. according to instructions from the Ground crew included air purification system, because of this, the concentration decreased approximately To 2 milligrams per cubic meter. Before docking, the Crew Dragon, it was a tenth of a milligram per cubic meter. After undocking of the ship concentration decreased. in may, the head of the cosmonaut training Center Pavel Vlasov told Last news that the Russian Federation has sent to NASA comments in connection with a hit of isopropyl alcohol to the atmosphere of the ISS After docking of the ship's Crew Dragon. <span style="color:darkgray