Space Station's Coolant System Crippled, But Crew Stays Safe -- NBC
A problem with one of the International Space Station's cooling systems may require a repair spacewalk, NASA told NBC News on Wednesday.
The situation doesn't represent a life-threatening emergency, but it has required a cutback in normal operations on the orbiting outpost, NASA spokesman Josh Byerly said.
"The crew was never in any danger," he said. "They're fine for the near future."
The problem is one of the "Big 14" maintenance issues that NASA and its partners expect to face on an occasional basis during space station operations. "This is the kind of thing that they expected to hap
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Update: Cooling pump fails on International Space Station; six-man crew OK -- CNN
My Comment: Our prayers are with the crew and that this problem will be quickly repaired.
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