Questions tagged [velcro]
Questions regarding the fastener known as Velcro, modeled after burrs sticking to a dog's fur.
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Nose-scratching Velcro in spacesuits: hook side or loop side?
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One of the more innovative uses of Velcro included putting a patch into EVA suits to assist in scratching the astronaut's nose.
Considering that Velcro has two different ...
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How was the flammability of Velcro addressed after the Apollo 1 fire?
In a spacecraft review meeting held with Shea on August 19, 1966 (a week before delivery [of Apollo 1]), the crew expressed concern about the amount of flammable material (mainly nylon netting and ...
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What was the preferred method of holding things down in Apollo?
The Apollo space capsules had a ton of velocity changes - from liftoff, to separations, to reentry to splashdown, there were a lot of sporadic movements.
The capsules also needed to carry things that ...
