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From StarDust@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 31 03:42:49 2023

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=200776059573839&id=100089243396848&post_id=100089243396848_200776059573839&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

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From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to StarDust on Fri Jun 2 05:03:58 2023

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 4:42:51 AM UTC-6, StarDust wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=200776059573839&id=100089243396848&post_id=100089243396848_200776059573839&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

While that was pretty old-fashioned, it reminded me of this later one:

http://www.astronautix.com/g/grummanmoonsuit.html http://sayhellospaceman.blogspot.com/2010/12/come-in-number-3-your-time-is-up.html

...from 1962 instead of 1960.

Like that earlier prototype, it was a rigid capsule with arms and legs protruding,
so the astronaut could bring an arm in and scratch an inconvenient itch.

John Savard

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From StarDust@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Fri Jun 2 08:11:02 2023

On Friday, June 2, 2023 at 5:04:00 AM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 4:42:51 AM UTC-6, StarDust wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=200776059573839&id=100089243396848&post_id=100089243396848_200776059573839&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

While that was pretty old-fashioned, it reminded me of this later one:

http://www.astronautix.com/g/grummanmoonsuit.html http://sayhellospaceman.blogspot.com/2010/12/come-in-number-3-your-time-is-up.html

...from 1962 instead of 1960.

Like that earlier prototype, it was a rigid capsule with arms and legs protruding,
so the astronaut could bring an arm in and scratch an inconvenient itch.

John Savard

Difficult or almost impossible to use inside the capsule module.
😱🤔

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