chris cassidy
ISS Crew Return Safely to Earth
After 196 days in space, some record spacewalks, several experiments, and patching an air leak, the crew of Expedition 63…
Astronaut Drops a Mirror During a Spacewalk. Now There’s Another Piece of Space Junk
Oops. Dropping a mirror on Earth is only minor cause for concern, perhaps about the potential of some upcoming bad…
Spacesuit Leak: Why It Took NASA 23 Minutes To Send Astronaut To Safety
It took NASA almost the same amount of time as a sitcom episode to send Luca Parmitano back to the…
What Caused The Spacesuit Leak? Astronauts Are Working To Hunt That Down
Here's the latest attempt to hunt down the water leak that aborted Luca Parmitano's spacewalk in July: two astronauts aboard…
Chris Hadfield Regretted Not Being Able To Make One Last Spacewalk
Chris Hadfield loved spacewalking. That was clear in a past interview he did for Universe Today: It is like coming…
‘I Didn’t Think He Would Drown’: Spacewalking Crewmember on Spacesuit Leak
Safely back on Earth on Sept. 10, astronaut Chris Cassidy happily chatters about his daily trips to the gym --…
How Did That Spacesuit Water Leak Spread? New Video Has Clues
As NASA investigates how astronaut Luca Parmitano's spacesuit filled with water during a spacewalk two weeks ago, a new video…
Doctor Who? Astronauts Need To Figure Out Medical Procedures Before Leaving Earth
Should an astronaut get sick on the International Space Station, that could be a bad scene given the nearest hospital…
Former Navy SEAL Survived ‘Hell Week’ En Route to Space
If a meteor hit the station, or a fire suddenly broke out, you'd want some pretty quick-thinking people on board…