51

First SpaceX spacewalk: Polaris Dawn mission launch date, details(www.cnbc.com)

posted
by
Avatar
llamacoffee@lemmy.world
in
Avatar
spacex@sh.itjust.works
13 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
Avatar
Pennomi@lemmy.world
2 points

I believe that’s correct. This allows the astronauts to adjust to the pressure changes (they operate far, far below 1 atm) as well as abort if anything goes wrong with the suits. This is the first test of these suits after all.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
2 points

It 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???

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Pennomi@lemmy.world
2 points

Yes, but the microgravity plus radiation environment makes for a fundamentally different thing than testing in a lab!

permalink
report
parent
reply

SpaceX

!spacex@sh.itjust.works

Create post

Community stats

  • 813

    Monthly active users

  • 840

    Posts

  • 3.9K

    Comments

Community moderators