NASA hopes for two days to determine the cause of the problem with the space suit - Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 17 – RIA Novosti, Peter Martynychev, Alex Bogdanovsky. NASA will need one or two days to determine the cause of abnormal situation with the spacesuit, which took place on Tuesday during the exit of astronauts into space , told reporters NASA spokesman Todd Kennett.

“At the moment we do not know exactly why. one or two days it would take to identify the problem,” – said Todd.

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Problems with spacesuit “damped” the work of astronauts in space

Spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS), U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy and the astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Luke Parmitano Tuesday was aborted prematurely due to water leakage in the suit Parmitano. The astronauts returned safely to the U.S. segment of the ISS.

experts previously identified two most probable version of contingency: a leak from the cooling system suit or leakage of liquid from the bottle with water that astronauts drink while working in the open space.

Responsible for spacewalks in NASA Karina Eversley, in turn, said that according to preliminary data, the cause of leakage could be a container of drinking water. “We think that it is unlikely that it was a bag with drinking water, although we do not know the exact source (drain) now,” – she specified. According to NASA, a space suit and helmet Parmitano nateklo about 2.5 liters of liquid. The cooling water is about a gallon (3.8 liters). “With such problems and as much water, we have not yet encountered,” – said Eversley. According to her, the Italian astronaut feels good. “He’s smiling, he’s in a good mood. Now crew members inspect the suits and report all the information that may help us to identify the source of the leak,” – said the representative of NASA.

astronauts carried out in U.S. spacesuits EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit). These suits are used by U.S. astronauts from the 1980s (from the start of shuttle flights) to work in outer space. Spacesuit consists of two major subsystems: the life support system LSS (Life Support Subsystem) and space suit precast SSA (Space Suit Assembly). The production of this suit is worth $ 15 million.

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