“Two things happen: the Sun sets, and my ability to see — already compromised by the water – completely vanishes, making my eyes useless; but worse than that, the water covers my nose — a really awful sensation that I make worse by my vain attempts to move the water by shaking my head. … I can’t even be sure that the next time I breathe I will fill my lungs with air and not liquid. To make matters worse, I realise [sic] that I can’t even understand which direction I should head in to get back to the airlock.”
via Astronaut Luca Parmitano describes near-drowning experience in space – CBS News.
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