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‘I Didn’t Think He Would Drown’: Spacewalking Crewmember on Spacesuit Leak
Astronaut Chris Cassidy works with Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit, which had a water leak on July 16, 2013. Credit: NASA
Safely back on Earth on Sept. 10, astronaut Chris Cassidy happily chatters about his daily trips to the gym — “I feel real solid with my walking”, he says — and cracks one-liners during one of a series of media interviews on Thursday.
“It was such a treat being up there with [Chris] Hadfield, and I think I need to get credit for filming some of those videos,” joked Cassidy in a phone interview from Houston with Universe Today. His favorite video with Canada’s Expedition 35 commander? A remake of David Bowie’s Space Oddity that got props from Bowie himself.
Cassidy’s half-year voyage in space was full of these light moments, such as his decision to shave his head in homage to his bald crewmate, Luca Parmitano, who arrived on the International Space Station as a part of Expedition 36 on May 29. Weeks later, however, the men’s mood turned serious during a July 16 spacewalk; Parmitano reported water pooling at the back of his head.
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© Elizabeth Howell for Universe Today, 2013. |
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Post tags: chris cassidy, Chris Hadfield, Expedition 35, expedition 36, luca parmitano, Rover
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/104926/i-didnt-think-he-would-drown-spacewalking-crewmember-on-spacesuit-leak/
