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Old August 17th 10, 02:25 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy
Jeff Findley
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In article 15be3955-3a3d-44a0-bc84-
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On Aug 10, 10:58*pm, Alan Erskine wrote:

Also, considering it was a tight squeeze for the Gemini suit, it must
have been even more difficult to enter/leave in an Apollo-era suit.

The "tight squeeze" wasn't getting through the hatch, it was shutting
the hatch "on" an astronaut in the seat with an inflated suit. This
is not applicable to Skylab with the volume of the airlock. The hatch
opening was large enough for either suit type to pass through.

Also, don't forget that EVA's from Skylab used an umbilical, not the
"backpack" style life support system used on the lunar surface. I'm
sure that helped quite a bit.

Jeff
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