NASA Calls Off Spacewalk After Spacesuit Water Leak

Astronaut Jeanette Epps (C) is pictured assisting NASA astronauts Mike Barratt (L) and Tracy Dyson (R) inside the Quest airlock. NASA TV via AP

NASA on Monday canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut’s spacesuit.

Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt opened the hatch to the space station’s airlock when Ms. Dyson reported water leaking from her spacesuit’s cooling system. The leak occurred when Ms. Dyson switched her spacesuit to battery power. The astronauts hadn’t floated outside yet.