The image shows astronauts Jack Fisher (left) and Peggy Wilson. On May 12, 2017, they went into outer space on the ISS. During the morning preparations, water flowed from the connection point between the hose and the Fisher suit. This is one of two hoses that provide water, oxygen, power, cooling and communication.
The water leakage in the equipment was an unpleasant surprise, but the crew still managed to replace the faulty power supply.
Although the trouble and darkened this day, but still it is worth celebrating, as Fisher and Wilson went into space in the jubilee 200th time (since 1998). They did not waste time, removed the old box and replaced it with a new one. The device is 5 feet long and provides electricity and data on the outside of the station.
Before you go into space, you had to disconnect the hose and get rid of the leakage. The astronauts performed the operation, but this reduced the battery charge, and with it reduced the time spent in space from 6.5 hours to 4. They had to abandon secondary actions and focus on replacing the unit. But they completed the main task so quickly that they managed to solve a few more points, for example, add a special data connector to the Alpha magnetic spectrometer. This device has been operating since 2011, but needs to be repaired after failures in the cooling system pumps.
NASA is very careful about the integrity of the spacesuits, so the station always has a complete set of spare parts. The check intensified after the incident in 2013, when, due to a malfunction in the cooling system, the spacesuit was filled with water and the Italian astronaut almost drowned in open space.
