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  1. Newsgroups: sci.space
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gumby!wupost!usc!rpi!kentm
  3. From: kentm@aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent)
  4. Subject: Re: Space suit research???
  5. Message-ID: <plr1h5f@rpi.edu>
  6. Nntp-Posting-Host: aix.rpi.edu
  7. Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  8. References: <1992Nov10.232320.4521@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <1992Nov11.020758.7868@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
  9. Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 03:36:53 GMT
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  12. In article <1992Nov11.020758.7868@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) writes:
  13. >
  14. >The current (unfunded) goal is for a 8.5 psi "no pre-breath"
  15. >pure-oxygen suit. One of the proposed designs (the Ames Hard Suit)
  16. >doesn't suffer at high pressures, so in theory it could go all
  17. >the way up to one atmosphere (although this isn't currently 
  18. >planned for...)
  19.  
  20. What type of line item would the Ames Hard Suit (or the competing design)
  21. need to move forward at a reasonable pace?
  22.  
  23. Mike
  24.  
  25. -- 
  26. Michael Kent                                   kentm@rpi.edu
  27. McDonnell Douglas                              Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  28.  
  29. Tute Screwed Aero Class of '92                              Apple II Forever !!
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