Soyuz relocation -- why, exactly?

"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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(Explorer8939) wrote:

This clearly represents transfer *within* the pressurized Pirs/Soyuz.

So? The suit won't grow smaller. or easier to move around in, nor the
hatch larger, if there was no pressure.

Especially if you pressurize the suit for the test, as you would for a leak
check. You really don't want to do a pressure test in vacuum.

Jeff
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(Derek Lyons) wrote in message ...
(Explorer8939) wrote:

This clearly represents transfer *within* the pressurized Pirs/Soyuz.

So? The suit won't grow smaller. or easier to move around in, nor the
hatch larger, if there was no pressure.



Where I was going with this was considering the possibility of
transfer to Soyuz *outside* the station, via its side hatch. You know,
in case it was impossible to get in via the pressurized hatch.

(Explorer8939) wrote:

(Derek Lyons) wrote in message ...
(Explorer8939) wrote:

This clearly represents transfer *within* the pressurized Pirs/Soyuz.

So? The suit won't grow smaller. or easier to move around in, nor the
hatch larger, if there was no pressure.

Where I was going with this was considering the possibility of
transfer to Soyuz *outside* the station, via its side hatch. You know,
in case it was impossible to get in via the pressurized hatch.

AFAIK, the side hatch/orbital module of Soyuz isn't set up to support
EVA's. (At one time you could, but I doubt that feature has been
retained.)

And how do you end up with a closed hatch at the top, and no pressure
in the module so you can enter it from the side?

D.
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