Astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake

November 19th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake (AP)

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In this image from NASA TV, the hand of astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper is seen at left, through her helmet camera, reaching for a tool kit bag that was lost from her grasp during a procedure during a space walk outside the International Space Station, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

(AP) -- The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admits she made a mistake and says she should have checked to make sure it was tied down.



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