According to space agency NASA, which broadcast the spacewalk live, Artemev’s health was not at any time in danger. He was asked several times to “drop everything and return immediately” because of the tension problems. The 51-year-old Russian said he understood and was “not worried” before returning to the ISS. There, his suit was connected to the space station’s power supply.
The prematurely aborted spacewalk took all in all about four hours. Artemev mainly worked on installing a telescopic arm that could help astronauts on subsequent spacewalks.