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Nasa cancels all-female spacewalk, citing lack of spacesuit in right size

• scotty79 8y ago
  "Woman can't go outside because she has nothing to wear. In space!" ... not sure if I should make such joke in 2019.
  • LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
    Spacesuits - are not "clothing"- they are miniships. They can bring you into a world of missery, if they do not fit. They even bring you into a world of missery if they do fit. https://www.space.com/9217-spacesuit-gloves-astronauts-fingernails-fall.html https://www.space.com/9217-spacesuit-gloves-astronauts-finge... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_Absorbency_Garment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_Absorbency_Garment The truth is, if the mini-spaceship does not fit, you can not work properly outside. You can try, but you will fight more with the mini-spaceship, then with the task you should accomplish. What fascinates me is how, they do not have a 2nd spacesuit up there if that spacewalk was planned that way. Nasa usually does not mess up logistics.
    • adamfeldman 8y ago
      They do have a second medium-sized spacesuit but it can’t be made ready in time for this spacewalk https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/706779637/nasa-scraps-first-all-female-spacewalk-for-want-of-a-medium-sized-spacesuit https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/706779637/nasa-scraps-first-a...