| Story Views | |
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
Spacesuit Water Leak Prompts NASA Mishap Investigation
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano during a spacesuit fit check before his mission. Credit: NASA
In the wake of a spacesuit water leak that sent two astronauts back to the airlock early during a spacewalk last week, NASA has convened a board to look at “lessons learned” from the mishap.
The cause of the leak, which filled Luca Parmitano’s helmet with water, is still being investigated. Some media reports say it may have been a fault within the spacesuit’s cooling system. NASA stated it plans to “develop a set of lessons learned from the incident and suggest ways to prevent a similar problem in the future.”
(…)
Read the rest of Spacesuit Water Leak Prompts NASA Mishap Investigation (361 words)
© Elizabeth Howell for Universe Today, 2013. |
Permalink |
2 comments |
Post tags: european space agency, extra-vehicular activity, luca parmitano, NASA, spacesuit, water leak
Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/103658/spacesuit-water-leak-prompts-nasa-mishap-investigation/
