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Spacewalk Aborted When Water Fills Astronaut's Helmet

Posted by timothy on from the could-be-worse-could-be-aliens dept.

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."

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  1. Close call by dadelbunts · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would have sucked to be the first person to drown in outer space.

    1. Re:Close call by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't astronauts train underwater? It sounds like some sound stage technician fucked up.

    2. Re:Close call by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Would have sucked to be the first person to drown in outer space.

      No, it would suck to asphyxiate in space.

    3. Re:Close call by plover · · Score: 5, Funny

      Parmitano: "Hey, I gotta leak in my helmet!"
      Cassidy: "Go ahead. It's your helmet."

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    4. Re:Close call by SilentStaid · · Score: 4, Funny

      In space, no one can hear the woosh.

    5. Re:Close call by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      somebody should have told him its the NSA not Nasa thats supposed to supress leaks

  2. Terrible. by philip.paradis · · Score: 4, Funny

    This story is all wet, but at least it holds its water.

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  3. Thanks Obama by Ceriel+Nosforit · · Score: 5, Funny

    What will the government do to stop these leaks?!

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  4. Water? by Anonymous Coward · · 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?

  5. I suspect DHMO contamination by philip.paradis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been trying to warn the public about the inherent dangers of DHMO for years, but my cries have fallen on deaf ears. Perhaps someone at NASA will listen now.

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  6. What does it smell like in a space suit? by stevegee58 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Depends.

  7. Fills.... by Crudely_Indecent · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fills... I do not think it means what you think it means.

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  8. Which head was wet by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just sayin... could explain the whole problem.

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  9. NASA Experiment Goes Awry by HangingChad · · Score: 3, Funny

    NASA's first attempt to launch goldfish into space goes awry when astronauts accidentally mix up the experiment and their EVA suit .

    NASA insists the goldfish are fine and experienced only minimal distress during their brief EVA.

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  10. The Waters of Mars by gregthebunny · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're a few decades early... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waters_of_Mars