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It is hard to do a search on the topic that isn't overwhelmed with 100 large and small new sites all reporting the same thing. However, thinking critically, wh
by Buttons840 5y ago
It is hard to do a search on the topic that isn't overwhelmed with 100 large and small new sites all reporting the same thing.
However, thinking critically, what are the odds that these colors just happen to perfectly align with the Ukrainian flag? Also, I've never see any space suite, from any country, in a yellow color. I've at least attempted to find evidence that they've used yellow suits before, but haven't found any. At this point I feel like I'm trying to prove a negative, and would ask anyone who claims that these yellow suits have been used before to please provide evidence.
On the other hand, I doubt those space suits were made in the last 2 weeks.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ridicules-idea-that-cosmonauts-wore-yellow-support-ukraine-2022-03-19/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ridicules-idea-t...
Reading the above article on the subject I notice a few interesting things. First, the suits were allegedly made some moths ago in the colors of the crews alma mater. They all have the same alma mater? Seems strange.
Second, the article says: "Every crew picks a color that looks different. It was our turn to pick a color," said the cosmonaut. "The truth is, we had accumulated a lot of yellow fabric, so we needed to use it up. That's why we had to wear yellow flight suits." -- They got to pick their colors, and picked yellow because they had extra fabric and HAD to choose yellow? This seems self contradictory. It also doesn't mention alma mater. There's 3 different explanations put forth by the article.
To top it all off, I haven't seen anything about these suits having existed since 2015 like you claim.
I'm not convinced the suits of a space agency were really determined by the amount of excess fabric they had lying around.
- sam-2727 5y agoHere's a picture of the same color suit on the same person in 2015: https://twitter.com/OlegMKS/status/605693958015057921 https://twitter.com/OlegMKS/status/605693958015057921
- throwmeariver1 5y agoYou know what happened in 2014? We just don't know why does everyone feel the need to be right and no one can admit that from an external point of view SOMETIMES you just can't know the real reason behind actions of other people.
- leereeves 5y agoIn Russian cosmonauts: suits are not inspired by Ukrainian flag, the AP reported that the colors were chosen six months ago. > Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said each crew picks the color of the flight suits about six months before launch because they need to be individually sewn. And since all three of them were graduates of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, they chose the colors of their prestigious alma mater. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-moscow-fd71ea86a3edf308375fbebd06e64010 https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-mo...
- CamperBob2 5y agoLOL, as if they'd admit it!