Spacewalk Aborted When Water Fills Astronaut's Helmet 125
astroengine writes "A planned six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station came to a dramatic and abrupt end on Tuesday when water started building up inside the helmet of Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano. Parmitano and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy were less than an hour into their spacewalk, their second in a week, when Parmitano reported that his head felt wet. 'My head is really wet and I have a feeling it's increasing,' Parmitano reported to ground control teams at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Parmitano returned safely to the space station interior, but the cause of the leak was not immediately known."
Close call (Score:5, Funny)
Terrible. (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks Obama (Score:5, Funny)
What will the government do to stop these leaks?!
Water? (Score:0, Funny)
let's face it - he peed.
What next, "Uh, Houston. I smell something awful in my suit. I need to go back in." after burrito night on the ISS?
I suspect DHMO contamination (Score:5, Funny)
I've been trying to warn the public about the inherent dangers of DHMO [dhmo.org] for years, but my cries have fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps someone at NASA will listen now.
Re:Close call (Score:2, Funny)
Don't astronauts train underwater? It sounds like some sound stage technician fucked up.
What does it smell like in a space suit? (Score:5, Funny)
Fills.... (Score:5, Funny)
Fills... I do not think it means what you think it means.
Which head was wet (Score:2, Funny)
Just sayin... could explain the whole problem.
Re:Close call (Score:3, Funny)
Would have sucked to be the first person to drown in outer space.
No, it would suck to asphyxiate in space.
Re:Close call (Score:5, Funny)
Parmitano: "Hey, I gotta leak in my helmet!"
Cassidy: "Go ahead. It's your helmet."
NASA Experiment Goes Awry (Score:4, Funny)
NASA's first attempt to launch goldfish into space goes awry when astronauts accidentally mix up the experiment and their EVA suit [youtube.com].
NASA insists the goldfish are fine and experienced only minimal distress during their brief EVA.
Re:Close call (Score:5, Funny)
The Waters of Mars (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Close call (Score:2, Funny)
somebody should have told him its the NSA not Nasa thats supposed to supress leaks