Russian Spacewalk Cut Short Outside Space Station

The European Robotic Arm is seen attached to the Nauka module of the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) ended well ahead of schedule on Aug. 17 when Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced a sudden voltage fluctuation in the internal battery that powered his spacesuit’s life support system. The spacewalk with colleague Denis Matveev...
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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