Space and Physics
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It turns out it’s even harder to get into a spacesuit than getting into a pair of skinny jeans after a few drinks.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.NASA has released a video of astronaut Peggy Whitson putting on her spacesuit before an underwater training session. The video was filmed earlier this summer at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It’s fairly understandable that it’s a bit of a pain to put on when you appreciate the amount of equipment it has to hold. Essentially acting as a one-man spaceship, it has multiple layers of insulation, oxygen supplies, a power supply, communication equipment, and even an emergency propulsion system.
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