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From: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Extravehicular Mobility Units
Message-ID: <6601@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Date: 15 Dec 89 00:07:43 GMT
References: <37867@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <219@nwnexus.WA.COM> <1989Dec14.172417.24626@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
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In article <1989Dec14.172417.24626@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hogg@db.toronto.edu (John Hogg) writes:
: A Shuttle is complicated enough that many pieces could potentially
: require in-flight inspection and repair.  Whether *two* suits are
: worthwhile is another question.

At least two considerations here.  One, if our flight is volume limited
rather than weight limited, we're not penalized at all.  Two, even if we're
weight limited, I'd be a lot happier as a space walker if I thought it was
at all possible to rescue me.  I doubt it is possible with a single suit.
It might just be possible to maneuver the shuttle lock around a comatose
astronaut, but I doubt that they could close the outer door from inside
the cabin.  Anybody know fer sure?

Larry Wall
lwall@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov