Re: Space Tourist Spacesuits

From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:31:51 GMT

In article <42177955.CE514927@frontiernet.net>,
Joann Evans <greenie31@juno[spambait].com> wrote:
> IOW, vacuum is vacuum wherever you are, and once you have a suit
>that's flexible and comfortable in LEO, you're good for most of the rest
>of the Universe...

With one reservation: some adjustments may be necessary in very different
thermal environments. LEO is a pretty friendly place, thermally, with a
nice warm Earth filling half the sky. For colder conditions you'll want
heated gloves and other detail changes; for hotter conditions you'll need
reflective outer layers and better cooling. 

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"Think outside the box -- the box isn't our friend."    |   Henry Spencer
                                -- George Herbert       | henry@spsystems.net

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