What suit do you wear to a spacewalk?

What suit do you wear to a spacewalk?

Logistics, politics figure in decision to use Russian suit for key outing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16827059/

By James Oberg, NBC News space analyst // Special to MSNBC

HOUSTON - As the crew of the international space station prepares to kick
off a blitz of spacewalks for construction and repair work, U.S. and Russian
space officials have finished negotiating what at first may seem a trivial
question: What suit to wear to the party?

Although the ultimate solution took some hard bargaining, the results
underscored yet again the importance of having two independent spacewalk
capabilities from the station. NASA's spacesuits, known as Extravehicular
Mobility Units, or EMUs, require astronauts to use the station's U.S.-built
Quest air lock. Russia's Orlan suits are built for Russia's Pirs docking
module. All station crew members are cross-trained for both
systems...................

"Jim Oberg" wrote:

What suit do you wear to a spacewalk?

Logistics, politics figure in decision to use Russian suit for key outing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16827059/

By James Oberg, NBC News space analyst // Special to MSNBC

Although the ultimate solution took some hard bargaining, the results
underscored yet again the importance of having two independent spacewalk
capabilities from the station.

Conclusion not supported by the facts introduced in the article.


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(Derek Lyons) writes:

[...]

By James Oberg, NBC News space analyst // Special to MSNBC

Although the ultimate solution took some hard bargaining, the results
underscored yet again the importance of having two independent spacewalk
capabilities from the station.

Conclusion not supported by the facts introduced in the article.

Why do you discount the fact introduced that leaving from the Russian
airlock makes the spacewalk less dangerous?

Chris Jones wrote:

(Derek Lyons) writes:

[...]

By James Oberg, NBC News space analyst // Special to MSNBC

Although the ultimate solution took some hard bargaining, the results
underscored yet again the importance of having two independent spacewalk
capabilities from the station.

Conclusion not supported by the facts introduced in the article.

Why do you discount the fact introduced that leaving from the Russian
airlock makes the spacewalk less dangerous?

Had such a fact been introduced into evidence - you'd have a point.

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