Living in space for months inevitably leads to unforeseen problems, and overcoming them requires adaptability and flexibility, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station told Fox News.
“We have had some unexpected challenges in the last couple of weeks,” European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen said. “We were planning to do two spacewalks that have been rescheduled for a later time because of a coolant leak.”
European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen poses in front of the SpaceX Crew-7 Dragon capsule, which he rode to the International Space Station in August. (SpaceX)
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“You never know what will happen up here,” he continued. “I think the key is to be adaptable and flexible.”
The ISS has faced many unanticipated challenges since it’s first long-term residents arrived in 2000. Two Russian cosmonauts fixed a coolant leak during a spacewalk on Wednesday, for example, and in July,…