[HN Gopher] How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit? (2015)
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       How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit? (2015)
        
       Author : airstrike
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2024-10-22 20:52 UTC (4 days ago)
        
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       | lovegrenoble wrote:
       | or How do you put on a Sokol spacesuit? https://samlogbook-
       | ru.livejournal.com/57444.html
        
       | metalman wrote:
       | first you need your ppl,and then instrument and muti engine
       | time,instructor and test pilot ratings type rating in varios
       | piston and jet engine aircraft,airobatic time wont hurt,then
       | apply for and get accepted into,whoops,a couple of masters
       | degrees a phd ,and then reapply,get accep ted into thd space
       | program,do timd in varios 0 g training and then,they will show
       | you a space suit,not of course an active duty suit,which is
       | custom made to fit....
        
         | iancmceachern wrote:
         | I'm torn between two responses:
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         | #1 - "So you're saying there's a chance!?"
         | 
         | #2 - something something "the right stuff"
        
       | jp_nc wrote:
       | I highly recommend this documentary about the spacesuit...
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       | https://youtu.be/wLiKo-Skt90?si=OD7zKWm__kYJSgoM
       | 
       | The whole moon machines series is fantastic.
        
       | QuinnyPig wrote:
       | No idea. The last time I tried it I was thrown out of the
       | Smithsonian before I got anywhere in the process.
        
       | IAmNotACellist wrote:
       | Basically: "First you put on the cooling garment, then you
       | wriggle into the spacesuit, which is hard. Then you zip it up
       | with a long extension cable."
       | 
       | Not that detailed.
        
       | akira2501 wrote:
       | > If these procedures sound easy to you, imagine that on the
       | ground, the astronauts put on their suits and equipment with the
       | assistance of technicians and it took them a little more than an
       | hour. Now, imagine doing this inside the habitable volume of an
       | Apollo spacecraft or a lunar module with one or two other humans
       | alongside you trying to do the same thing.
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       | lol.. yea.. but you're nearly weightless when you do so. Which
       | makes it easier and harder at the same time. One of the upshots
       | is you can put both legs of your pants on at the same time, and
       | if you attach the suit to the wall, you can more or less just
       | "stand up" into it.
        
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