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NASA Halts Spacewalk After Leak in Astronaut's Cooling System (CNN.co.jp)
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- On June 24, a spacewalk was halted after a leak was found in the cooling system of NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson's spacesuit.
- Dyson detected the water leak shortly after switching to her spacesuit battery power and felt a warm sensation after the spacewalk was halted, raising concerns about potential damage to electrical connectors.
- NASA stated that the safety of astronauts is paramount and that no crew members were ever in danger during this incident. The spacewalk postponement is one of a series of recent issues experienced during ISS operations.
NASA announced on June 24 that a spacewalk had been aborted due to a water leak in the cooling garment of one of the astronauts' spacesuits.
The leak occurred shortly after NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson's spacesuit switched to battery power, just before going outside the International Space Station (ISS). The cooling garment worn under the spacesuit is designed to keep astronauts comfortable while they work. Dyson and fellow astronaut Michael Barratt were scheduled to remove a faulty piece of electronics from a communications antenna outside the ISS. Dyson reported feeling warmth after the spacewalk was aborted around 9 a.m. and expressed concerns that the water leak could have affected electrical connectors.
According to NASA, at no point was the crew in danger. The spacewalk began early in the morning on the 24th and was expected to last around 6.5 hours.
The postponement of this spacewalk is just the latest in a string of problems that have occurred in ISS operations in recent weeks. The abrupt halt of a spacewalk due to a spacesuit issue is the second in as many days. NASA called off a spacewalk scheduled for June 13 due to a "discomfort issue" with Matthew Dominick's spacesuit. NASA has refrained from disclosing details about the issue, citing astronaut privacy.
