An American astronaut lost a mirror attached to his spacesuit during a spacewalk after leaving the International Space Station (ISS) last week.
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American astronaut Chris Cassidy had left the space station to replace the batteries when he lost his mirror. Cassidy’s colleague Bob Behnken had accompanied him when the incident occurred. Chris Cassidy said losing the mirror was “a real pain.”
Chris Cassidy had arrived at the ISS in April.
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley had entered the International Space Station last month after a historic 19-hour trip when they were greeted by Chris Cassidy. Behnken is on the ISS to conduct checks and ensure readiness.
Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken reportedly completed their spacewalk that spanned more than six hours last Friday. It was the first of four walks the duo had taken to replace old batteries in the space station’s solar power system.
Previously, two Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS had played a game of chess against a grandmaster on Earth. Cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner played in zero gravity against 30-year-old Russian Sergei Karyakin, who ended in a draw after 15 minutes. The match was broadcast live to the inhabitants of Earth.
The match was part of the 50th anniversary of the first Space-Earth chess game played on June 9, 1970.
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