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NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station due to a medical issue involving one of its astronauts.
Authorities announced the postponement on Monday, less than 24 hours before Mark Vande Hei was supposed to be floating outside.
Vande Hei was struggling with “a minor medical problem,” officials said. It was not an emergency, they noted, but did not provide further details.
Vande Hei, 54, a retired army colonel, has been at the space station since April and is expected to stay there until next spring for a one-year mission. This is his second stay at the station.
He and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide were scheduled to venture out on Tuesday to install support for new solar wings. NASA said work can wait.
The spacewalk will be rescheduled after this weekend’s planned supply by SpaceX and a series of spacewalks in September on the Russian side of the orbiting laboratory, according to NASA.
With Associated Press
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