Astronaut Loses $100k Tool Bag on Space Walk

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper performing work on the International Space Station yesterday stated, "Ummm, we have lost a tool", referring to $100k tool bag that floated away from her while she was working. The mission wasn't a total loss, as astronaut Stephen Bowen was able to share his tools with Stefanyshyn-Piper to complete their work.

In a video interview, Stefanyshyn-Piper said, "Well, it was definitely not the high point of the EVA. It was somewhat disheartening to open up the bag and to realize there was grease everywhere."

She said, "There was a split second when I could see it floating away and I started to judge how far away it was thinking, 'well, can I reach and get it?' And then I thought, 'No, that would probably just make things worse,' and the best thing to do would just be to let it go."

The tool bag is one of largest items to ever been lost by an astronaut during a spacewalk. NASA said they are already working on ways of preventing such an issue in the future.