Russian Spacewalkers Address Space Station Coolant Leak

Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (red stripes) and Nikolai Chub (blue stripes) prepare a synthetic radar communications system for installation during their Oct. 25 spacewalk.

Credit: NASA TV
HOUSTON—Two cosmonauts spent the early portion of their more than 7 1/2-hr. spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 25 dealing with the latest in a series of Russian segment external coolant leaks. After departing the Poisk airlock, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub made their...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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