International Space Station astronaut finds water pooling in helmet after spacewalk of over six hour
Source: Agence France-Presse
International Space Station astronaut finds water pooling in helmet after spacewalk of over six hours
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An American astronaut has found water pooling inside his helmet after he finished a spacewalk of over six hours at the International Space Station, raising new concerns about the safety of NASA's spacesuits.
Astronaut Terry Virts was not harmed during the incident, which the US space agency described as "minor" compared to the near-drowning of an Italian astronaut when a similar problem occurred in 2013.
But mission managers will be poring over the data at a meeting later in the week to decide whether another spacewalk can go ahead as planned, a NASA spokesman said.
Even before this series of three spacewalks began, NASA voiced concern about a recurring problem with the American spacesuits in a part of the temperature control system known as the fan pump separator.
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