Water Found in Astronaut’s Helmet After Second of Three Spacewalks
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NASA TV(NEW YORK) — At the end of Wednesday’s spacewalk, NASA astronaut Terry Virts reported seeing a small amount of floating water in his helmet.
According to NASA, the issue was first noticed during repressurization following the bulk of Wednesday’s spacewalk — the second of three spacewalks in which Virts and Barry Wilmore are working to lay cables and install equipment to allow commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station.
During the spacewalk, Virts was wearing spacesuit #3005, which experienced a similar issue in December 2013.
The spacesuit will be carefully assessed before the third scheduled spacewalk on Sunday morning.
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