Timeline for Why do EVA suits have legs?
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| Jan 16, 2022 at 14:30 | comment | added | Organic Marble | @Woody they are called WIFs (Worksite InterFaces) and there are hundreds of them all over the ISS. Pick a random EVA picture (like this one preview.redd.it/…) and you'll see the little brass tubes. I highlighted one from the picture and show a list of the dozens just on the S6 truss segment here i.imgur.com/6i1Odgs.png Body stabilization is fundamental to EVA. | |
| Jan 16, 2022 at 6:44 | comment | added | Woody | @OrganicMarble --- Nice photo. Is there a "map" of locations where footholds can be placed? And who places the footholds? It would be useful if hold points (hand or foot) were spaced regularly, like LEGO knobs so astronauts could anchor themselves at any location. | |
| Jan 16, 2022 at 0:26 | comment | added | Organic Marble | @Woody the EVA foot restraint is indeed often at the end of the arm, but it can be placed in many other spots around the ISS. Here's a picture from Expedition 43 showing the foot restraint on the truss. spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/… | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 21:57 | comment | added | Woody | @GdD --- Can you provide an example of EVA foothold or leg anchor being used? I could find many examples of footholds used inside the ISS but no examples for EVA other than the bracket for attaching boot to Canadarm grapple.. If a dedicated foothold is installed, it would need to be in a specific location | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 18:02 | comment | added | GdD | I've never seen that @OrganicMarble, that's really cool. | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 15:29 | comment | added | Organic Marble | I thought you might have been referring to the air bearing floor, but that's somewhat obscure. images.nasa.gov/details-s66-19284 | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 15:22 | comment | added | GdD | I edited it out @OrganicMarble as I can't find what I'm looking for and it's not particularly important to the answer. Looking for EVA training outside the tank just brings more up about tank training. | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 15:20 | history | edited | GdD | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 15, 2022 at 15:04 | comment | added | Organic Marble | Just wondered what you were referring to. | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 15:03 | comment | added | GdD | I'm not sure how much still goes on these days @OrganicMarble, I'm thinking of the models that were used for Gemini, Apollo and Skylab where not all of it was done in the tank. | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 14:22 | comment | added | Organic Marble | Do you have a reference for "there's other type of training on models where the astronauts need to be able to walk."? | |
| Jan 15, 2022 at 14:04 | history | answered | GdD | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
