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AFAIK, space suits are not inflated, they are pressurized. Mobility is done with mechanical joints, not sheer bending force of an inflated chamber.
by namtab00 3y ago
AFAIK, space suits are not inflated, they are pressurized.
Mobility is done with mechanical joints, not sheer bending force of an inflated chamber.
- kubanczyk 3y agoThey are semi-rigid (not hard shell) and kept to the minimum pressure allowed by human physiology (~0.3 atm, not 1 atm): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit#Design_concepts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit#Design_concepts