The space agency paused extravehicular activities earlier this year following a frightening incident in which an astronaut's helmet filled with water.
during spacewalks. The flight readiness review confirmed that there were no hardware failures within the spacesuits, and that the “cause for the water in the helmet was likely due to integrated system performance where several variables such as crew exertion and crew cooling settings led to the generation of comparatively larger than normal amounts of condensation within the system,” NASA explained.
NASA later declared the incident as a “close-call” and immediately halted all upcoming spacewalks until the issue was investigated. The spacesuit Maurer wore at the time was
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