[beckett]

I have not been following the story closely, no. They had no EVA capability? That strikes me as a major safety violation right there.

I had no idea they ever went up without the ability to do an EVA in the event of an emergency.

[Chad Fairbanks]

They only have EVA when it's required as part of the mission. This was a science/experiment mission, not an EVA mission (such as working on the ISS, etc...)