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- From: rborden@ra.UVic.CA (Ross Borden)
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- Subject: gloves in space
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- Date: 12 Nov 92 19:09:24 GMT
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- >In article <Bx9tw3.EzH.1@cs.cmu.edu| rborden@ra.UVic.CA (Ross Borden) writes:
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- >| A better idea might be to cast a glove from heat shrink plastic.
- >|It would be just large enough for an astronaut to fit his hand into.
- >|The cuff of the glove would have a seal to attach it to the sleave of his
- >|suit. After fitting it on, he would gently heat the glove to form it to
- >|his hand.
- >| It should provide a few atmospheres, enough to prevent damage.
- ^^^
- >One atmosphere is all we need.
-
- Brain was not in gear before keyboard was engaged :-) Obviously,
- that should be PSI, not atmospheres. We don't actually need a full atm.
- for the gloves, since the suits themselves are only about 5 PSI. Three
- in the gloves should be enough to minimize the pressure differential
- between suit and gloves.
-
- >--
- >Bruce Watson (wats@scicom) Tumbra, Zorkovick; Sparkula zoom krackadomando.
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