Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.
Three NASA astronauts who just wrapped up a 235-day mission to the International Space Station discussed their flight with reporters Friday, but steadfastly refused to comment on a medical issue of some sort that resulted in one astronaut spending the night in a hospital after landing.The unidentified astronaut flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston the day after splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 25, rejoining their crewmates.
After a spacesuit 'discomfort' problem forced Dominick and astronaut Tracy Dyson to call off a planned spacewalk on June 13, Dyson and Barratt suited up for another excursion on June 24.While floating in the airlock with the outer hatch open to space, an umbilical failed to 'seat' properly and water began spewing into the chamber.'Oh, my goodness,' Dyson said when she noticed the water spewing out. 'There's a lot of water flowing.
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