A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting the Earth on Friday when he lost a small mirror as soon as he stepped out of the International Space Station for battery work. Commander Chris Cassidy said the mirror floated away at about a foot per second, after it somehow became detached from his spacesuit. The mirror came loose in darkness and went unnoticed by Cassidy until he later inspected his sleeve after entering a more sunlit part of the space station exterior. Cassidy and Bob Behnken, who followed him out without mishap, conducted the first of at least four spacewalks to replace the last bunch of old station batteries. Cassidy and Behnken conducting the first of at least four spacewalks to replace the last bunch of old station batteries.

Source: Daily Mail June 26, 2020 18:23 UTC