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NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak

NASA Spacewalk
June 24, 2024

NASA on Monday canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut's spacesuit.

Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt opened the hatch to the space stationโ€™s airlock when Dyson reported water leaking from her spacesuitโ€™s cooling system. The leak occurred when Dyson switched her spacesuit to battery power. The astronauts hadn't floated outside yet.

โ€œThereโ€™s literally water everywhere here now,โ€ Barratt said.

NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak
NASA Spacewalk

The duo were not in danger, according to NASA.

The astronauts were supposed to remove a faulty communications box and collect microbe samples from outside the orbiting laboratory. The spacewalk was planned for nearly seven hours, but lasted only a half hour.

Earlier this month, a spacewalk was postponed after another astronaut experienced โ€œspacesuit discomfort.โ€

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NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak
NASA Spacewalk

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