On 7/29/2010 10:56 AM, GordonD wrote:

An early US attempt at the concept:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/...wear-in-space/


That looks like a teleportation experiment gone wrong.

Yeah, the arm sticking out the front looks very odd.
As was pointed out in the book "The Dream Machines", this thing looks
way too much like a coffin to inspire confidence in its users:
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/1crgterm.htm

Pat