Flight controllers ordered two astronauts to terminate a spacewalkoutside the International Space Station Friday after one of them reported a small amount of water leaking into his space helmet.

Washington - A US made space suit that leaked water into a helmet ... Parmitano was rattled but unhurt by the experience, which could have caused him to suffocate. He had 1.5 liters of water in his ...

He did not report any concerns during the spacewalk, but any excess water in a space helmet is a cause of concern and "the crew is going to continue to take documentation of the water for analysis ...

Imagine, in other words, that you are whirling above the Earth at more than 17,000 miles an hour, the only thing between you and the deadly vacuum of space a padded suit, a hardened helmet ...