llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoFirst SpaceX spacewalk: Polaris Dawn mission launch date, detailswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up151
arrow-up151external-linkFirst SpaceX spacewalk: Polaris Dawn mission launch date, detailswww.cnbc.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt makes sense that the astronauts would need time to adapt to the pressure difference, but… This is the first test of these suits after all. Surely they’ve been tested on earth before launch???
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYes, but the microgravity plus radiation environment makes for a fundamentally different thing than testing in a lab!
It makes sense that the astronauts would need time to adapt to the pressure difference, but…
Surely they’ve been tested on earth before launch???
Yes, but the microgravity plus radiation environment makes for a fundamentally different thing than testing in a lab!