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NASA admits Parmitano's spacewalk problem was preventable (VIDEO)

Washington, USA - The suit utilized by the Italian astronaut experienced a malfunctioning one week before the accident emerged

American space agency NASA admitted that the problem which emerged during the extra-vehicular activity performed by Luca Parmitano (a water leak which was about to cause the drowning of the Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency) could have been avoided (AVIONEWS). The spacewalk was stopped because of a water leak which involved Luca Parmitano's helmet, who promptly returned inside the International...

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Rome, Italy, 02/27/2014 14:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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