kerbiloid Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1. What if the docking port of the mermaid suit is bent, and it can't dock? They need a big pressurizable hangar to let the human get out, with a ~3 m wide hatch door. 2. What if he must work close to the hul, between thin structures on the station surface, or two must physically interact? Spoiler 3. Will the soft door passing of a soft human be replaced with docking of a freely maneuvering object at arbitrary relative speed vector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Clearly, what is needed is a little cybernetic implant to activate prehensile toes on the exterior of the feet of the suit. We were fully prehensile species once, let's use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 And a prehensile tail. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, AckSed said: Clearly, what is needed is a little cybernetic implant to activate prehensile toes on the exterior of the feet of the suit. We were fully prehensile species once, let's use it. You can curl your toes use that for control as in grab or release. I have an pretty large gap between the big toe and the others and has picked up stuff like screw drivers and lighters with the feet, Way more impressive I saw a lady without arms type touch with her toes. It was an book with some gene modified humans with hands instead of feet, I say something like modified ape feet would work just as well and the only downside is that you needed special shoes and perhaps not be able to run as fast. 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: And a prehensile tail. Hide contents That is an upgrade package. Florence's boyfriends mother was disappointed Florence's was not prehensile http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3200/fc03147.htm Edited April 17, 2023 by magnemoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On the other hand, if combine the Single-Person Spacecraft with Canadarm Spoiler , this actually should work. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/collins-aerospace-tests-nasa-space-station-suit-in-weightlessness/ https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/space/space-suits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerben Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I like an idea from Neal Stephanson's "Seven Eves", the cheap spacesuit is just the arms and a coffin like solid box for the rest of the human body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, farmerben said: I like an idea from Neal Stephanson's "Seven Eves", the cheap spacesuit is just the arms and a coffin like solid box for the rest of the human body. I posted something about that 1 page earlier in this thread (personal spacecraft vs suits). It's in fact an old idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Invented by insectoid aliens to infiltrate and occupy the Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Wanted this thread to be floated up a few pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I'm so very excited to see what they've come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) A built-in cold gas small range maneuvering system would be nice. Just click on a tank for gas, or not if tethers are the order for the outing. I'm picturing tiny boot, wrist, and belt (near CoM) nozzles and a cpu to modulate flow to each depending on body position and desired attitude and velocity. Maybe ability to use suit oxygen for thrust in an emergency if no thruster gas tank attached or is empty Edited March 25 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted Saturday at 07:05 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 07:05 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted Saturday at 08:03 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:03 PM The new SpaceX EVA suits seem to be missing life support. External lights inside the main helmet are also a pretty dubious idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted Saturday at 08:07 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:07 PM 2 minutes ago, DDE said: The new SpaceX EVA suits seem to be missing life support. External lights inside the main helmet are also a pretty dubious idea. It's not. Life support comes from an umbilical with the tether. It's just kind of a bulkier IVA suit that can handle vacuum better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted Saturday at 08:11 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:11 PM 1 minute ago, Spaceception said: It's not. Life support comes from an umbilical with the tether. It's just kind of a bulkier IVA suit that can handle vacuum better. Yes, an incremental approach. Assuming the arms and helmet work decently well, they then work on the legs, PLSS, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM 1 hour ago, Spaceception said: It's not. Life support comes from an umbilical with the tether. It's just kind of a bulkier IVA suit that can handle vacuum better. "So it's a Sokol suit for throwing tourists out of the capsule for slow bouts, one by one because otherwise the umbilicals would get twisted" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted yesterday at 03:11 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 03:11 AM The Polaris EVA is scheduled to be ~1 hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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