Sapce suit you can just wear

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GIThruster
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Re: Sapce suit you can just wear

Post by GIThruster »

TDPerk wrote:The interior of the suit would just depart the skin.
That's what it looks like, but the real trouble is the seal between the helmet and the body. That needs to be airtight to 1/3 atmosphere and the body will move away from whatever you press against it pretty easily. If every time you move, you burp air into a widening gap between the body and the suit, you'll end up looking like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in no time. So it's serious challenge and she's said it is really the hardest part of the suit.
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