The source of a leak in Astronaut Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit that prompted a premature return to the International Space Station for space walkers Parmitano and Chris Cassidy on July 16  has yet to be isolated. In the meantime, Cassidy has given us a first hand account of what it was like to experience that emergency, which could so easily have ended in tragedy. In a word: scary. Watch his account as Cassidy points out exactly where it all went wrong.

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Merryl Azriel

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Having wandered into professional writing and editing after a decade in engineering, science, and management, Merryl now enjoys reintegrating the dichotomy by bringing space technology and policy within reach of an interested public. After three years as Space Safety Magazine’s Managing Editor, Merryl semi-retired to Visiting Contributor and manager of the campaign to bring the International Space Station collaboration to the attention of the Nobel Peace Prize committee. She keeps her pencil sharp as Proposal Manager for U.S. government contractor CSRA.

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