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If we are doing that and we have the pads and are filling them. the second line of defense would be the snorkels which are really interesting innovation. where they basically took some of the equipment that is found inside the space suit. modified it. basically try to get the other end of the snorkel, the end that is not in the astronaut s mouth down to an area that would not be filled with water. as we mentioned, this mission may need three spacewalks with the last one happening on christmas day. what is the most difficult aspect of working in space like this? there is a lot of difficult parts about working in space. you are in a micro gravity environment. you are floating. everything is floating. the tools are floating. it s easy to lose them. that is why everything we have is tethered. string and a hook on evening. movement is very laborious. you re inside a self-contained spaceship. you know, a space suit is a ....
Improvised snorkels and also the suit had a pad velcroed inside to soak up any fluid. they are 260 miles above the earth and it is how dangerous this operation is. if they can do it in two, that means even more risk. greg, back to you. risky and amazing all at the same time. dominic, thanks. let s look at weather now. this weekend could be absolutely brutal for travelers. winter storms are causing major delays delays in salt lake city yesterday. it was coating roads in the seattle area with a blanket of snow. now the storms are moving east. where we could see snow, thunderstorms and maybe tornadoes, wow. we go now live to the fox extreme weather center. swree tornado watches iny we have tornado watches ....
Now an nbc news analyst. did he three space walks. he says doing a space walk is roughly the equivalent of working out full-time in the gym for seven hours while playing a game of chess because it is incredibly an athletic experience to be in this bulky space suit and working so hard but then the mental calculations that are on going are quite elaborate he said. so you come out of thighs things and you are wiped. so these guys need a day down. they re going to take a down day tomorrow. they will be back in on monday to try to finish the job. and hopefully, that s it. thankfully, they did not have the problem with the water in the suit the helmet and therefore, never needed to use those snorkels that nasa engineers built and created for them. can i just ask, so the broken piece of equipment na sits on the outside platform does that stay there until you have a ship come up and take it down as junk or what happens to that? they re hoping it s not junk. they put it on a storage ....
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Spacewalks are risky. last summer one astronaut nearly droppedded when it leaked inside a space suit. now they wear the improvised snorkels in the suit and water absorption pad inside a helmet. they will take a second walk on monday and possibly another on christmas day, wednesday. the russians could be out there again on friday. taking a look. but so far, no real problems. a clear picture from space at the moment. 6-1/2 hours at 260 miles above the planet s surface. dangerous one. everybody watching closely. we ll have more in an hour s time. thank you. fascinating photos from space now. joining us, we re happy and fortunate to have the former nasa astronaut ron guerin sharing insight what is happening above the earth. he knows what is involved since he was a spacewalking veteran and the last person to hand the ammonium pump that now has to be replaced. ....