JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 7 hours ago, kerbiloid said: People like you two made Abrams look like a barn Grin... I loved my roomy Cadillac of a tank! RU went a different direction - specifying that only short guys could be tankers. Such a sad, discriminatory policy. Just mean spirited. 11 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: AFAIK fighter cockpits and space capsules (at least the early ones) are sized for shorter pilots/crew, since bigger means more mass, and so on. Good for me (5’7), but bad for you. But hey, you can get stuff off the top shelf, and have a much better chance at being in the NBA, and all the other advantages of height. So let us shorter people enjoy what perks we can get…. But yeah, the world isn’t really built for the very tall people… LAWLZ! I'd forgotten about that scene! So true! Oddly - I have a friend who is both taller than me and an Air Force officer. He's a pilot. But. Like you wrote - all the fast movers are for the short guys (Fighter designers are mean spirited little people - just like Russian tank designers). But refueling jets? Yeah, sasquatches can squeeze into the seats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve9728 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 A video about Wang Yaping doing the underwater training for preparing the CSS's EVA mission. You can see the Feitian (飞天, Flying in the Sky) Spacesuit after improvements. Seems like CNSA now can put the Orlan suit aside which bought from Russia before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-axiom-space-and-collins-aerospace-for-spacesuit-contracts/ Quote The total value of the xEVAS contracts is $3.5 billion through 2034, a figure that assumes all task orders are exercised. NASA officials at the briefing declined to break out that total between the two companies, stating that information will instead be in the source selection statement for the procurement, expected to be released publicly in late June. In many other commercial procurements, NASA has released the value of individual awards to companies. https://www.collinsaerospace.com/newsroom/News/2022/06/Collins-Aerospace-selected-to-outfit-the-next-generation-of-space-explorers https://www.axiomspace.com/news/axiom-space-spacesuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Spoiler Shoulder wings for additional price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Hide contents Shoulder wings for additional price. The shoulder pads are probably designed as shoulder armor or pauldrons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nazalassa Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 1:43 AM, steve9728 said: bring a tank to the moon What about the dog? Why would you on Earth bring a dog on the Moon? That's crazy. No, the True SuitTM is the Kerbal one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 33 minutes ago, Nazalassa said: What about the dog? https://freeyork.org/animals/this-ussr-dog-spacesuit-is-adorable-dog-costume-you-will-see-today/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) NASA testing spacesuit. Spoiler Quote Grumman Corp. spacesuit for NASA The design makes me wonder: there is no air pressure on the Moon to keep it open, and the suit arms are obviously too short to help with a pot. Why need the purposed wide hole??? Edited June 9, 2022 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Stole this link from @RCgothic in the Artemis thread, but it's relevant to this thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 7:06 PM, kerbiloid said: NASA testing spacesuit. Reveal hidden contents The design makes me wonder: there is no air pressure on the Moon to keep it open, and the suit arms are obviously too short to help with a pot. Why need the purposed wide hole??? Now that thing is nightmare fuel. Why the oversize torso, It only makes sense with an rear hatch like the spacesuit in Freefallhttp://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3600/fc03552.pnghttp://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3600/fc03554.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terwin Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, magnemoe said: Now that thing is nightmare fuel. Why the oversize torso, It only makes sense with an rear hatch like the spacesuit in Freefallhttp://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3600/fc03552.pnghttp://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3600/fc03554.png This is less a suit and more a small pod with arm and leg waldos. Not sure if you can pull your legs into the pod, but clearly you can pull your arms into the pod for operating controls or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 hours ago, magnemoe said: Now that thing is nightmare fuel. I'll just leave here, because it's evening, and the bedtime is coming soon. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/12/king-henry-viiis-horned-helmet.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Given that you only need breathable atmosphere in the helmet, what is the minimum pressure needed in the body of the suit? A combination of mechanical counterpressure in the limbs and scalloped joints could make for a functional vacuum suit for use in an unpressurized part of a ship and be smaller and more nimble /less exhausting for the wearer. Maybe combine this with an oversuit for a true spacewalk? The oversuit then only really needs to provide the electromagnetic radiation shielding particle radiation shielding micrometeoroid protection Edited June 27, 2022 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Given that you only need breathable atmosphere in the helmet, what is the minimum pressure needed in the body of the suit? A combination of mechanical counterpressure in the limbs and scalloped joints could make for a functional vacuum suit for use in an unpressurized part of a ship and be smaller and more nimble /less exhausting for the wearer. Maybe combine this with an oversuit for a true spacewalk? The oversuit then only really needs to provide the electromagnetic radiation shielding particle radiation shielding micrometeoroid protection You need pressure on the chest or you won't be able to exhale properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, sevenperforce said: You need pressure on the chest or you won't be able to exhale properly. Atmospheric pressure or merely elastic (mechanical counterpressure)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 https://ru-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Атмосфера_Земли?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru#Другие_свойства_атмосферы_и_воздействие_на_человеческий_организм Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Atmospheric pressure or merely elastic (mechanical counterpressure)? Either will work but mechanical counterpressure is harder to get correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomf Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 A while ago I asked a doctor about ventilators and leaned that about 0.03 bar of overpressure is typical. Breathing pure oxygen you need at least 0.18 bar. Given that the pressure on Mars is only 0.0061 we still need around 0.15 bar of pressure applied to the chest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, tater said: What a cool job. "So, what do you do?" "I shoot tiny objects at experimental human-sized spaceships at ridiculous speeds in order to estimate how bulletproof we can make our astronauts." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 *mutters arcane necromancy spell* Progress is being made. I assume this is at 5psi over ambient pressure inside for proper testing, but it doesn't look it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 12 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: *mutters arcane necromancy spell* Progress is being made. I assume this is at 5psi over ambient pressure inside for proper testing, but it doesn't look it... Interesting. Don't think he could have picked up the ball. Would like to see it in action next to a version used on the moon. Would probably showcase the improvements better for the Neanderthals like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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