NASA aborts spacewalk after astronaut’s helmet dangerously fills with water

The second spacewalk by International Space Station astronauts Chris Cassidy, a former Navy Seal, and Luca Parmitano, an Italian Air Force test pilot, was aborted after 1 hour and 32 minutes on Jul. 16 after fluid began filling Parmitano’s helmet.

The two astronauts were conducting a 6-hour routine maintenance work on the ISS, an activity streamed live on Internet to thousand viewers all around the world, when the Italian astronaut reported that fluid was building up in his helmet.

Initially, he believed it was sweat then Cassidy reported that the water was leaking from his colleague’s drink bag.

When Parmitano informed that he had water in his eyes, NASA called off the mission and order the two astronaut to return to the ship.

By the time they were back inside the ISS, Parmitano had water in his nose and mouth and could berely speak. Hopefully, he recovered quite fast.

Source: The Aviationist