Helmet water leak aborts spacewalk; astronaut OK

Helmet water leak aborts spacewalk; astronaut OK

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In one of the most harrowing spacewalks in years, an astronaut had to rush back into the International Space Station today after a mysterious water leak inside his helmet robbed him of the ability to speak or hear and could have caused him to choke. Italian Luca Parmitano seemed fine after the dangerous episode, which might have been caused by a leaky drinking bag. His spacewalking partner, American Christopher Cassidy, had to help him inside after NASA quickly aborted the spacewalk.