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Yes, they wore ACES suits[1], which are partially pressurised. Of course, at launch they wouldn't be sitting on the seats at all, they'd be lying on them. [1]
by objclxt 14y ago
Yes, they wore ACES suits[1], which are partially pressurised.
Of course, at launch they wouldn't be sitting on the seats at all, they'd be lying on them.
[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Crew_Escape_Suit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Crew_Escape_Suit
- objclxt 14y ago^ Too late for me to edit this, I should have said fully pressurised. The LES, the suit used on shuttle missions up to the late 90s, was partially pressurised.