Luca Parmitano KF5KDP / IR0ISS
on Expedition 36 EVA July 9, 2013 – Image credit ESA

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano KF5KDP / IR0ISS of the European Space Agency provided an update on life and research aboard the orbital laboratory during an interview Sept. 24 with the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) “World News” program.

Parmitano, who arrived at the station in late May, is in the final two months of his mission, heading for a return to Earth in mid-November.

In the interview he discusses the water leak in his space suit that occurred during an EVA on July 9, 2013.

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