Expedition_36

Expedition 36

Expedition 36

Long-duration mission to the International Space Station


Expedition 36 was the 36th long-duration mission to the International Space Station.

Quick Facts Mission type, Space station ...

Crew

More information Position, First Part (May 2013) ...
Sources

NASA[2]

Mission

On 2013 June 16, the 50th anniversary of Vostok 6, the first spaceshot by a woman, Valentina Tereshkova, Karen L. Nyberg was one of two women in space, the other being Wang Yaping aboard Tiangong-1 on the Shenzhou 10 mission.[3]

On 2013 July 16, during EVA-23, Luca Parmitano reported that water was steadily leaking into his helmet. Flight controllers elected to abort the EVA immediately, and Parmitano made his way back to the Quest airlock, followed by Chris Cassidy, with whom he was performing the EVA. The airlock began re-pressurizing after a 1-hour and 32 minute spacewalk, and by this time Parmitano was having difficulty seeing, hearing, and speaking due to the amount of water in his suit. After re-pressurization, commander Pavel Vinogradov and crew member Fyodor Yurchikhin quickly removed Parmitano's helmet and soaked up the water with towels. Despite the incident, Parmitano was reported to be in good spirits and suffered no injury.[4][5][6]


References

  1. "Expedition 35 Crew Lands Safely in Kazahkstan". NASA. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  2. "Spacewalk aborted by spacesuit water leak". SpaceflightNow. 16 July 2013.

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