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> Mr Gohmert explained: "We can take safe haven in this suit, we'll seek refuge in here, we'll keep the body at 8 psi (pound force per square inch) for a certai
by eatbitseveryday 7y ago
> Mr Gohmert explained: "We can take safe haven in this suit, we'll seek refuge in here, we'll keep the body at 8 psi (pound force per square inch) for a certain period of time, then we'll drop down to 4.3 psi and we can remain there for six days."
> "That's no small feat to be able to live in a volume that's only a couple of inches bigger than your body for six whole days."
This means one can expect to expel solids and fluids while in this suit, and perhaps take in nutrients, if one is "stuck" in this suit due to emergencies?
Why don't they show the insides of the suit? How long does it take to put on? What technology is inside of it?
It's kind of pointless just to show the colors of the suit and someone bending down to pick up rock (albeit I realize this is an accomplishment from prior suits... but I cannot appreciate the work to make that happen).
- daveslash 7y agoThe idea of not being able to scratch my nose for six days is horrifying.
- gnode 7y agoI remember hearing a story about some fluid getting in the eye of an astronaut working on the exterior of the ISS, and them not being able to wipe it away due to the helmet, so just continuing while in pain / discomfort. Perhaps spacesuits could do with some kind of manipulable swab within the helmet to deal with situations like this.
- dogma1138 7y agoIt’s worse one astronaut almost drowned when they had a leak in their cooling suit because the water in the “absent” of gravity just hangs out there. https://www.space.com/24835-spacesuit-water-leak-nasa-investigation.html https://www.space.com/24835-spacesuit-water-leak-nasa-invest... There was also a case of the anti fogging material used in the glass getting into ones eyes leaving the astronaut essentially blind during a space walk. I don’t think people realize just how dangerous those walks are, any equipment failure can pose as monumental risk and difficulty.
- eatbitseveryday 7y agoChris Hadfield [0] seek to ~ 11m30 [0] https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_hadfield_what_i_learned_from_going_blind_in_space https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_hadfield_what_i_learned_from...
- dogma1138 7y agoThey usually stick rough Velcro patches around the inside of the helmet for this, some high altitude pilots do the same.
- daveslash 7y agoI had no idea. Thank you for enlightening me. Additionally, as user/gnode on this thread also pointed out, something could get in your eye. I'd hate to get an eyelash in my eye and not be able to get to it. Maybe I'm just super picky about being able to touch my face.
- dogma1138 7y agoOr you can get anti fogging agent in your eye and go blind. https://youtu.be/Zo62S0ulqhA https://youtu.be/Zo62S0ulqhA