Urgent spacewalks planned to fix space station`s cooling system

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 09:55

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will begin a series of spacewalks this weekend to repair the orbital outpost`s cooling system, delaying a cargo resupply flight until January, NASA said on Tuesday.

NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 10:03

A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.

NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 05:15

A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said.

ISS astronaut recounts near-drowning experience during spacewalk

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:14

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano today recounted the terrifying minutes last month when he felt he was drowning in his spacesuit after it sprang a still unexplained leak during a spacewalk.

Flooded helmet felt like fishbowl: Astronaut Luca Parmitano

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 09:03

Two days after his helmet flooded during a spacewalk, astronaut Luca Parmitano relived the experience today, describing how water kept trickling into his helmet until big globs covered his eyes, then his nose.

Astronauts successfully complete 6-hour ISS spacewalk

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:59

Astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) successfully completed a 6-hour spacewalk, the first of two to prepare the space lab for a new Russian module and to tackle a backlog of chores.