Space Suit Testing

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Cites curtis · 2015-12 · on “Survival in Space Unprotected Is Possible, Briefly (2008)”

There was a notable incident in the 1960s where a NASA spacesuit technician named Jim LeBlanc survived an accidental (but brief) depressurization. There's a YouTube video describing the accident which includes film of the accident itself: [this video] .

Cites HCIdivision17 · 2016-01 · on “Survival in Space Unprotected Is Possible, Briefly (2008)”

I think this is the actual study: [LINK] I fundamentally dissagree that it was trivial, but I worked on large vacuum systems and feel a bit close to the topic. But I also fundamentally agree that the experimentation was barbaric and cruel. But... I also don't see how we could have worked around it. I hope it's some consolation that they never doubly-exposed the dogs; I'm actually surprised that wasn't attempted. Unshielded hard vacuum is horrific. The problem isn't that it's awful - that's obvious - but exactly how does it affect the body? (I've sealed a hole with my hand and got a hickey, but I've never been immersed in it.) Even today, studying things in a vacuum is difficult; it's always

Cites darkpuma · 2019-04 · on “Proliferation of hydrocarbon-degrading microbes at the bottom of Mariana Trench”

NASA once accidentally depressurized a man while testing space suits in a vacuum chamber. He lost consciousness in less than 15 seconds, but fully recovered after depressurization. He reported feeling his saliva boil which is... exciting. [this video] [LINK] During Project Excelsior, Joseph Kittinger's right hand was depressurized at 100,000 feet and swelled up, but he was ultimately unharmed. [LINK]