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Maintenance is indeed the big one. That's what most ISS EVAs are for! Plus makes emergency procedures for leaks MUCH cheaper - light emergency ponchos and mask
by azernik 4y ago
Maintenance is indeed the big one. That's what most ISS EVAs are for!
Plus makes emergency procedures for leaks MUCH cheaper - light emergency ponchos and masks, and just walk over to the next sealed building.
- vidarh 4y agoLeaks wouldn't be a big issue because the pressure would be similar. You'd need to fix them, but you won't have the air suddenly rushing out. I'm assuming you mean sealed buildings inside the blimps here, because you'd have nowhere to walk to on the outside on account of being 50km above ground. In which case you probably wouldn't need anything in the case of a leak.
- azernik 4y agoThat's what I meant. No need for fast closing bulkheads, just get everyone out to another sealed building inside the same aerostat at whatever speed it takes them to walk to an exit and get in their protective non-pressurized gear. Outrunning gas diffusion is easy.