Faulty seals are NASA nemeses, bringing down the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, delaying the Shuttle Discovery’s launch late last year, and now hampering the space walking abilities of Shuttle Discovery astronaut Steve Bowen, whose space suit experienced a minor leak just before he set out to circumnavigate the International Space Station Wednesday. With astronaut Alvin Drew, Bowen was on the mission’s second and final spacewalk, as Discovery heads into retirement after returning home.
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Spacewalkers Take O-Ring Glitch in Stride
Posted by: Mike Martin March 3, 2011 05:00 AMFaulty seals are NASA nemeses, bringing down the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, delaying the Shuttle Discovery’s launch late last year, and now hampering the space walking abilities of Shuttle Discovery astronaut Steve Bowen, whose space suit experienced a minor leak just before he set out to circumnavigate the International Space Station Wednesday. With astronaut Alvin Drew, Bowen was on the mission’s second and final spacewalk, as Discovery heads into retirement after returning home.