In sci.space.policy Ian Stirling wrote:
In sci.space.policy Henry Spencer wrote:
In article ,
Phil Paisley wrote:
Do I hear a MOOSE coming over the horizon?
Seriously, isn't it about time someone gave some serious thought to an
ultra-minimal personal re-entry scheme?

Alas for the notion, that's not really what's called for. A lifeboat that
can carry at least two or three people is generally superior, not least
because it doesn't require donning a spacesuit on short notice (which is
all too likely to cause decompression sickness, aka the bends -- not only
painful but also deadly dangerous).

And putting on my heretic hat...
Does a minimal reentry scheme require a spacesuit?
If there is a hole in your reentry vehicle, you'r probably already dead.


IMHO it goes (or should go) like:
life support in the suit - need suit
life support in the capsule - don't need

are the halfways really all that useful?


--
Sander

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