Timeline for Would a duct tape spacesuit be practical?
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| Apr 26, 2021 at 7:01 | comment | added | shizuka | I agree with what you're saying, but considering that entering and exiting a spacecraft can take a long time, and that the moon has its own gravity which makes moving different than on Earth, it's very unlikely that this kind of spacesuit would suffice, if we are using real spacecraft with our real hypothetical science | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:56 | comment | added | CuteKItty_pleaseStopBArking | Your skin will be very cold, from the forced evaporation of the water in the upper skin. It would take about 5 minutes before this causes local freezing. Oxygen will be a problem long before this. No pressure also means veins rupturing, extreme drying of the skin, etc. Any body orifice needs to be plugged, or accept venting. This is only really a problem with eyes and ears, and their facemasks would cover that. Contact with very hot or cold items is not an immediate problem, they are wearing normal flight suits with nonsealing gloves, etc. Space is not cold, it is just empty | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:42 | comment | added | shizuka | No pressure, no alive astronauts, in my opinion. I can accept using an EVA suit patched with duct tape for a minute, but the situation described in the post sounds like a very bad idea, as you need the rest of your body working to move, and with it exposed as described it would be very cold. I think even 2 minutes like your response says is pushing it. | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:18 | comment | added | CuteKItty_pleaseStopBArking | "Not ideal" and "All we can do to try and save our lives" are conflicting drivers here. guess which one gets priority? | |
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| Apr 26, 2021 at 5:08 | history | answered | shizuka | CC BY-SA 4.0 |