SuccotashMi1s t1_jdmnjhe wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:12 PM Reply to comment by Smartnership in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl The pressure in space is essentially zero, so water boils instantly. Permalink Parent 4
SuccotashMi1s t1_jdmnjhe wrote
Reply to comment by Smartnership in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl
The pressure in space is essentially zero, so water boils instantly.