NASA Delays Spacewalk Plans To Investigate Water Leak

NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.

NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, seen in her spacesuit before a planned June 24 science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—After two recent setbacks, NASA is delaying plans for multiple spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS) to further assess the cause of a leak from a water coolant system umbilical that supports the start of spacesuit thermal control while astronauts prepare to depart the...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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