Space suite
Jeff Findley wrote:
They don't have to when they're attached to the ship's air supply.
I know. I was addressing the internal capabilities of existing suits.
I'd imagine that the suits used in the CEV will need umbilical attachments
to handle just such a contingency. It would be easy enough to provide a
drinking water supply through the umbilical. Since you've got air and
cooling water connections anyway, what's one more connection?
Certainly. If Nog is asking about a hypothetical situation where new
suits can be designed for long-term, sealed habitation, there's quite a
few options for creating long endurance spacesuits.
Mike Miller
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