Lessons from NASA astronaut "water in helmet" incident

In July 2013, during a spacewalk outside the International space station, an astronaut reported water entry into his helmet. He was asked to get back only after he made three calls saying the water didn’t appear to be from a drinking bag. Later it was found out that the drinking bag was not the problem and a choked filter was the cause of the leak. The NASA investigation report mentions some of the reasons for the incident as inadequate training, the crew members and ground misunderstanding the severity of the situation, and a (false) perception that any water leak is likely due to a problem with the drinking bag. Do not normalize deviations!
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/109814/as-astronauts-helmet-filled-with-water-he-told-nasa-three-times-it-wasnt-from-the-drinking-bag/#ixzz2uuMFin1Z

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