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- From: kentm@aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent)
- Subject: Re: Space suit research???
- Message-ID: <plr1h5f@rpi.edu>
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- References: <1992Nov10.232320.4521@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <1992Nov11.020758.7868@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 03:36:53 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.020758.7868@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) writes:
- >
- >The current (unfunded) goal is for a 8.5 psi "no pre-breath"
- >pure-oxygen suit. One of the proposed designs (the Ames Hard Suit)
- >doesn't suffer at high pressures, so in theory it could go all
- >the way up to one atmosphere (although this isn't currently
- >planned for...)
-
- What type of line item would the Ames Hard Suit (or the competing design)
- need to move forward at a reasonable pace?
-
- Mike
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