10 Really Amazing Things About Spacesuits
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Here are 10 really amazing things about spacesuits. The suits worn by astronauts as they zip and float through space are fascinating garments, and not just because they’ve been out there in the vast unknown. Here are 10 really amazing things about spacesuits. Number 10. They’re time consuming to put on. Donning one takes up 45 minutes, and even then the suit isn’t ready for out-of-module adventures. Wearers have to adapt to the lower pressurization in it, and that requires spending about an hour taking in pure oxygen. Number 9. The suits are white for a very good reason. Just like here on Earth, the color helps fend off heat and keep the body cooler. The stakes are much higher in space, though, as there the sun’s rays can reach up to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Number 8. Spacesuits are unisex. The only difference in the ensembles worn by males and females is size. Number 7. They’re made of steel and cement. Well, partially, anyway. Also involved are some neoprene-coated nylon, spandex, and high-strength composite materials. Those that can be sewn together are. Some, however, require stronger and more durable construction means. Number 6. Dangerous malfunctions can occur. About 2 years ago, the helmet of an Italian astronaut out on a spacewalk began to fill with water, nearly drowning him. The cause was identified as a clogged filter, and the astronaut’s survival was attributed largely to his cool-headed handling of the crisis. Number 5. The material has some serious heft. It’s comprised of 11 different layers. Combined, they measure nearly a quarter of an inch thick. Number 4. Moon walking and spacewalking suits are different. The ones made for the Apollo missions had big boots designed especially for trudging around on the rocky lunar surface. Unlike those made for previous spacewalk-only endeavors, they also came equipped with internal life support systems, allowing for untethered exploration. Number 3. NASA’s working on a new one. Among the prototype’s notable features are folds in the fabric that make mobility easier and a more durable upper torso area. There are also lighted patches, which are intended to help astronauts identify the other crewmembers. Number 2. There’s a special waste compartment. Because bathrooms can be tough to come by in space, the suits contain a special receptacle that stores bodily waste. Number 1. A temperature-control garment is worn beneath them. It looks like an old-fashioned union suit, but is actually a very advanced piece of equipment. Running throughout it are cooling tubes of water. They help maintain body temperature, even when the heat is in the triple digits. What do you think is the most fascinating fact about spacesuits?
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They weigh 290 pounds with out no one in it
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what about beta gamma
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The spacesuits are probably a hoax. NASA refuses to be accountable regarding them. NASA has never provided video of a spacesuit with ice sublimator cooling system operating in a high vacuum chamber duplicating environmental conditions of orbit. There is one video from 1966 of a spacesuit without sublimator in a high vacuum chamber but it shows a suit failure and near fatality.
Although they've allegedly been using them for more than 50 years, NASA has provided only one video of a spacesuit ice subliamtor on the Internet and that was only provided after I recently began agitating NASA for one.
Despite representing one of the most exotic and interesting heat transfer devices ever conceived or concocted, no academic-level book mentioned spacesuit ice sublimators until 1995 and then it was only an obscure mention in a very obscure book.
There are plenty of NASA videos of spacesuits in swimming pools but, oddly, none of NASA spacesuits in high vacuum chambers.
If NASA uses the suits in orbit as they allege and regularly tests them in high vacuum chambers in Texas as they also allege, then it should cost nothing extra and create no unacceptable inconvenience to allow a few independent witnesses to observe the test.
NASA refuses to be scientifically accountable probably because they can't be accountable probably because they've been committing fraud for more than 50 years.
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Am I stupid? Why doesn't the vacuum iron out the wrinkles in suits?
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Very we'll thought & done!
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Getting into the ITMG was no easy task. The astronaut would have to climb through a back zipper. The opening was a tight fit... pressure zipper (???) with a long extension ribbon that would pull from the front of the crotch to the back of the neck." - ZIPPER in the back... 21 first century new suits have major none sealing problems (like sand infiltrations).
Not one video, or even vue of the back Apollo suits, must of created a real sweat to put on... in very tight space of the landers... (a must see) No wonder mythbusters never showed us such a FEAT! A wonder they did'nt brake all the switches closeby (and tear their suits).
It is questionable how any zipper would never leaked. It also had joints for the waiste, gloves, boots and helmet (better pressure-sealing ring), and all of which were subject to leakage. I think it is impossible to believe that it was completely air tight. no joint is 100% airtight. Engineers don't exect them to be. They just expect the overall leak rate to be within a certain tolerance.
At altitudes above 40/000 feet, air is so thin and the amount of oxygen so small that pressure oxygen masks no longer do the job. Above the 63,000-foot threshold, humans must wear spacesuits that supply oxygen for breathing and thatmaintain a pressure around the body to keep body fluids in the liquid state.
All fabric-to-hardware connections are made with either mechanical joints or adhesive bonding.
The nominal operating atmospheric pressure in the suit is 4.3 psid.
U.S. Navy high altitude jet aircraft pressure suit it was difficult for a pilot to bend his arms or legs against the force of a pressurized suit. A spacesuit needs to protect the astronaut from the vacuum of space, which get worst the higher in 'High atmosphere' to real Space.
PS: Not a freaking word about ZIPPER : just like their shills avoid the hard parts only face the easiest ones :(
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Why dint they use said suits at 3 mile island or every nuke accident ?
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So were dose the heat go in a vacuum of space ? Is it through an explosive discharge of water out the top of the suit ? Iv never seen theses gallons of water being ejected in to space ..
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They cost $12 million EACH...
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Great news channel, respect
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they're fucking expencive..one can be up to more than a million dollars
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jet fuel can't melt steel beams
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I think the glass panel in front of the astronauts face is coated with gold to reflect light and keep em cool
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Nice!
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