Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer' The commander of the International Space Station says losing a mirror during last week's otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer." CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer.”NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy said he has no idea how the small mirror on his left sleeve came off. The band for the mirror is on pretty tight, he noted, and it may have caught on a metal tether attachment as he exited the airlock Friday. “That was a real bummer for me.”He’ll use a spare for Wednesday’s spacewalk, the second of four he and NASA astronaut Bob Behnken will do to replace old station batteries. Spacewalking astronauts wear a mirror on each sleeve to see the displays on their chest control panel.

Source: ABC News June 29, 2020 18:33 UTC