NASA’s post flight evaluations of Robert ‘Beamer’ Curbeam’s EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) gloves have revealed that his right glove was cut during the latter stages of STS-116’s EVA 3.
The two centimeter cut didn’t put Beamer at any risk, as it only penetrated through the mesh-like vectran weave, rather than the underlying protective layers, but NASA engineers are working a forward plan of mitigating future incidents, which includes reviewing detailed video of the last five hours of the spacewalk.