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MADRID, 17 Jul. (IRIN) –
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As explained by the U.S. space agency, “still not sure” what caused the appearance of water in the astronaut’s helmet. This is an “unprecedented”, as indicated by NASA.
Parmitano, astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), participated on Tuesday, with his American partner on the ISS, Chris Cassidy, a spacewalk that lasted just over 6 hours. However, when both took about an hour outside the space module, the Italian astronaut had warned that “much water” inside his helmet. Due to the potentially hazardous situation, mission controllers decided on the spot decided to cancel the spacewalk.
“It was an orderly situation in which the members of the crew and the ground crew reacted following standard procedures, explained the space agency, which has stated that this chapter has not been a” health risk “of Parmitano.
Parmitano and Cassidy were to install a power equipment and prepare the cables for the new laboratory module will arrive in the coming months, according to NASA.
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