Drowning in space

http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/

Parmitano's first hand account of the water in the suit incident.

Sounds pretty bad to me and a heck of a lot closer than I think anyone would
have liked to have seen.

The trouble is that water kind of clumps in blobs in microgravity, so you
end up with more than one issue as you would if there was gravity. IE you
don't really know how much there is, as there is no actual level. I guess he
could have drunk it!

Brian

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http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/

Parmitano's first hand account of the water in the suit incident.

Sounds pretty bad to me and a heck of a lot closer than I think anyone
would have liked to have seen.

they ran the offending suit today on ISS without a person in it.

they were happy it reoccured which will make troubleshooting easier.

this problem must be resolved

In article ,
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they ran the offending suit today on ISS without a person in it.

they were happy it reoccured which will make troubleshooting easier.

this problem must be resolved

Of course the problem will be resolved. It's not like ILC and Hamilton
Standard are going to let an issue like this linger. Even without NASA
looking over their shoulder, astronaut safety isn't something they take
lightly.

In other words, thank you for the update Mr. Obvious.

Jeff
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than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer