NASA hurries to get spacesuit repair kit on Russian launch
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA is rushing to get spacesuit repair tools on a launch to the International Space Station this weekend. Last week, an Italian astronaut almost drowned in his flooded helmet while performing a spacewalk. NASA is still uncertain why water leaked into the helmet worn by Luca Parmitano last Tuesday.