Things being done in space..

I saw a news item about using sign language from the iss the other day, and
it set me thinking, in a communications failure on an eva for instance, is
there a kind of sign language that everyone knows so some info can be
given and received from the cut off crew?

Brian

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Brian Gaff wrote:
I saw a news item about using sign language from the iss the other day, and
it set me thinking, in a communications failure on an eva for instance, is
there a kind of sign language that everyone knows so some info can be
given and received from the cut off crew?

Brian


You mean other than the raised middle finger?

:-)

Dave

Brian Gaff wrote:
Apparently sneezing in a space suit is not a good thing to do.


Which brings up a good point. Why don't spacesuits have a fluid filter in the
air circulation loop? I'm assuming we've come a long ways from just pressuring
an airtight suit from an oxygen bottle.

Maybe this is all a bit more myth than reality. Who can send us links to set
the record straight?

Dave