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- From: roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts)
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- Subject: Re: Space suit research?
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- Date: 15 Nov 92 23:31:13 GMT
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- -From: prb@access.digex.com (Pat)
- -Subject: Re: Space suit research?
- -Date: 15 Nov 92 05:31:27 GMT
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- -In article <BxMxsF.GA0.1@cs.cmu.edu> roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts) writes:
- ->Thanks for the confirmation. 8.4 psi sounds plausible - 10.2 seemed a little
- ->high, since they always depressurize somewhat in preparation for an EVA.
-
- -What's the big push for a earth normal type atmosphere?
- -apollo, etc, ran fine on low pressure pure O2, does better pressure
- -greatly improve cooling.
-
- (1) Henry says it does.
- (2) It "stands to reason" - five times as many molecules to conduct the
- heat.
-
- -or are there long term bio effects????
-
- There *may* be. For example, one of the Apollo astronauts, after a busy day
- on the moon, had bleeding under his fingernails - thought to be mainly a
- result of the low pressure. Little indications like that made NASA uneasy. :-)
-
- John Roberts
- roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov
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