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Astronaut Chris Cassidy Shows Off Faulty Spacesuit (Part 2)

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
July 31, 2013
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Astronaut Chris Cassidy Shows Off Faulty Spacesuit (Part 2)
Astronaut Chris Cassidy.
NASA

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy discussed the ongoing efforts to solve a problem with crewmate Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit during a downlink video July 30.
Cassidy demonstrated the suit and discussed some of the troubleshooting activities to identify the problem that caused water intrusion in Parmitano’s helmet during a spacewalk conducted by the two astronauts on July 16.

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