BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Two NASA astronauts had to cancel a planned spacewalk on Monday due to a water leak.
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Crews reported the leak from astronaut Tracy Dyson’s spacesuit around 8:46 a.m.
Astronaut Mike Barrett, who was with Dyson, reported seeing water everywhere in the airlock.
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The crew says the leak came out of a service and cooling umbilical cord connected to Dyson’s suit.
NASA says neither astronaut was in any danger.
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