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No Dumb Questions

178 - Underwater Spacesuits

Apr 1, 2024
Exploring astronaut training in neutral buoyancy labs, simulating gravity for space missions, challenges of spacesuits, underwater adventures like scuba diving and fish tales, gratitude towards patrons, dangers of nitrogen poisoning, conflict in space exploration, and movement in different gravity environments.
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Quick takeaways

  • Testing astronauts in varying suit pressures to optimize tasks for moon missions.
  • Pre-breathing oxygen reduces nitrogen build-up and prevents bends during spacewalk transitions.

Deep dives

Testing the Suit Pressures

Astronauts are tested in suits at varying pressures without knowing the settings to determine how tired tasks make them, enabling adjustments for moon missions to save time in pre-breathing exercises.

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