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==Complications== The left side latch on the SAFER unit became unlatched during an EVA by astronaut [[Piers Sellers]] on [[STS-121]] while testing shuttle repair techniques.<ref name="msnbc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13815044|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329012427/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13815044/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2014|title=Duct tape suggested for spacewalk repair|access-date=October 6, 2008|publisher=[[NBC News]]|year=2006|author=Mike Schneider for the Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="drama">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9524-high-drama-spacewalk-ends-in-success.html|title=High drama spacewalk ends in success|access-date=October 6, 2008|publisher=New Scientist|year=2006|author=Kelly Young}}</ref> The latch had been inadvertently bumped and moved to the unlatch position. As a precaution, [[Mike Fossum]] tethered it to him and the spacewalk continued.<ref name="spacecom">{{Cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060712_sts121_eva3.html|title=Spacewalkers Test Shuttle Heat Shield Repair Technique |access-date=October 6, 2008|publisher=Space.com|year=2006|author=Tariq Malik}}</ref> In subsequent spacewalks, the latches were secured with [[Kapton]] tape, a space-rated form of [[adhesive tape]], to prevent the latches from inadvertently opening.
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