Astronaut: Spacewalk Postponed Due to Pinched Nerve in Neck (Update) 24 August 2021, by Marcia Dunn

Astronaut: Spacewalk Postponed Due to Pinched Nerve in Neck (Update) 24 August 2021, by Marcia Dunn

Astronaut: Spacewalk postponed due to pinched nerve in neck (Update) 24 August 2021, by Marcia Dunn Russian spacewalks. There is no urgency attached to their outdoor work, which involves installing a bracket for new solar panels due to arrive next year. © 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. In this Aug. 17, 2021 photo made available by NASA, astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei inspects a spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk at the International Space Station. On Monday, Aug. 23, NASA announced it is delaying a spacewalk this week because of an undisclosed medical issue involving Vande Hei. Credit: NASA via AP A NASA astronaut said Tuesday that he pulled out of a spacewalk this week because of a pinched nerve in his neck. NASA canceled Tuesday's spacewalk at the International Space Station less than 24 hours in advance, citing "a minor medical issue" with Mark Vande Hei but didn't elaborate. The retired Army colonel, who's 54, is one-third of the way through an anticipated yearlong mission. He said he's grateful for all the concern and tweeted: "Today just wasn't the right day" for a spacewalk. NASA said it will reschedule Vande Hei's excursion—which will be conducted alongside Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide—after an upcoming SpaceX cargo delivery and pair of 1 / 2 APA citation: Astronaut: Spacewalk postponed due to pinched nerve in neck (Update) (2021, August 24) retrieved 29 September 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2021-08-astronaut-undisclosed-minor-medical- issue.html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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