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India Unveils Its Own Spacesuit Design for 2022 Astronaut Flights
Space.com ^ | September 10, 2018 02:57pm ET | Meghan Bartels,

Posted on 09/11/2018 2:40:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The display comes weeks after the country announced an ambitious timeline to launch its first crewed mission by 2022 in time to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the country's independence. The human-spaceflight program is called Gaganyaan and will build on the legacy of India's first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, who flew in 1984. But this time, India is developing every aspect of the program, which means tackling problems like spacesuit design.

The spacesuits, which have been in the works for two years, are each equipped with an oxygen cylinder that can support an astronaut for an hour, local reports added.

The first crewed flight in the program is expected to last between five and seven days and carry three astronauts into orbit.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: 2022; astronaut; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; india; rakeshsharma; spacesuit; spacex
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1 posted on 09/11/2018 2:40:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I will reserve comment.


2 posted on 09/11/2018 2:41:52 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (If I knew when I was going to need my gun, I wouldn't need my gun.)
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To: BenLurkin

One hour worth of oxygen? Really?


3 posted on 09/11/2018 2:43:02 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: BenLurkin

Without even looking I knew it was orange...................


4 posted on 09/11/2018 2:43:45 PM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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5 posted on 09/11/2018 2:45:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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To: Crusher138

Guess they figure that if the hole is too big to patch in sixty minutes then they’re not getting back home anyway.


6 posted on 09/11/2018 2:45:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Red Badger

Ping.


7 posted on 09/11/2018 2:47:24 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Red Badger

Nailed it!


8 posted on 09/11/2018 2:47:25 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (If I knew when I was going to need my gun, I wouldn't need my gun.)
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To: BenLurkin

Where can I having the Slurpee?


9 posted on 09/11/2018 2:51:27 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: BenLurkin

Can you see me now?


10 posted on 09/11/2018 2:53:37 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: BenLurkin

I am thinking the space capsule will reek of curry & garam masala.


11 posted on 09/11/2018 3:04:48 PM PDT by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: BenLurkin

It looks like a prop from a low budget TV show in the early 60s.


12 posted on 09/11/2018 3:07:02 PM PDT by Rockingham
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13 posted on 09/11/2018 3:08:56 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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The narrow hoses coming out of the front look like they were swiped from a Camelbak water bladder. There also appears to be...wait, what?....an RS-232 cable hanging from the side. And the gloves look like work gloves they bought at Home Depot and stretched over the cuffs. As for those “boots” or whatever they are, words fail me.

All I can say is I hope they have plenty of backup astronauts lined up. I think they’re going to need them.


14 posted on 09/11/2018 4:10:58 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: Bratch

Not quite as stylish as the ones used on Moon Base Alpha back in 1999.


15 posted on 09/11/2018 4:15:51 PM PDT by wally_bert (Terrific! Terrific? Harve Nyquist never ordered any radials.)
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To: BenLurkin

Powered by green curry.


16 posted on 09/11/2018 4:18:22 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: BenLurkin

The suit modeled was a mockup, it isn’t the suit pictured in the poster, which is a real space suit.


17 posted on 09/11/2018 4:24:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Indian Astronaut
18 posted on 09/11/2018 4:24:25 PM PDT by salmon76 (A Red Wall will stop a Blue Wave every time, so BUILD THE WALL!)
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To: noiseman
As for those “boots” or whatever they are, words fail me.

To me, the boots look like they're on backwards.

19 posted on 09/11/2018 4:26:15 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


20 posted on 09/11/2018 4:30:29 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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