Shouldn't we have an international-suit that works easily out of different airlocks by now?
Do international partners ever go out in Russian suits? Don't think so...
What fundamentally limits a Dragon from transporting suits as shuttle did. It's not docking port diameter. Does ISS need a dedicated suit flight?
Quote from: eric z on 04/29/2017 09:48 amDo international partners ever go out in Russian suits? Don't think so...No, I confirm they didn't.
Quote from: eric z on 04/29/2017 09:48 amShouldn't we have an international-suit that works easily out of different airlocks by now?Orlan spacesuits can be used from Quest, that's why his name is "Joint Airlock". But it has never been done.
WRT using an "international suit," isn't part of the issue that Orlan can't be customized as much as the EMUs for larger/smaller people?
Quote from: jgoldader on 04/29/2017 06:06 pmWRT using an "international suit," isn't part of the issue that Orlan can't be customized as much as the EMUs for larger/smaller people?That is exactly the problem with the Orlans. That is what caused Wendy Lawrence to be replaced with David Wolf for the Mir 24 crew. She flew as a regular Mission Specialist on the same mission that delivered Wolf to Mir however.
Quote from: DaveS on 04/29/2017 07:15 pmQuote from: jgoldader on 04/29/2017 06:06 pmWRT using an "international suit," isn't part of the issue that Orlan can't be customized as much as the EMUs for larger/smaller people?That is exactly the problem with the Orlans. That is what caused Wendy Lawrence to be replaced with David Wolf for the Mir 24 crew. She flew as a regular Mission Specialist on the same mission that delivered Wolf to Mir however.I thought that was the size of the Soyuz seats (as also happened to Scott Parazynski), not the size of the Orlans.
What´s about J.-L. Chretien, T. Reiter and J.-P. Haignere from Mir?
Quote from: Norm38 on 04/28/2017 02:48 amWhat fundamentally limits a Dragon from transporting suits as shuttle did. It's not docking port diameter. Does ISS need a dedicated suit flight?Nothing--one EMU was lost on the SpX-7 mission, as noted in the space suit report. Ironic that losing that particular item might be the worst consequence of the mission failure.WRT using an "international suit," isn't part of the issue that Orlan can't be customized as much as the EMUs for larger/smaller people? And I suppose there's the loss of face in admitting the US now has to use Russian space suits as well as space ships. What a mess (shakes head).
Why not just order some new suits of the same design from ILC Dover or get the Z-1 Suit into production?Since it's of extreme importance fly it up on a Cygnus riding Atlas since that is the most reliable LV in service.
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Swap and Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)-2 Feasibility Assessment: The crew will review an overview of the EMU swap plan. EMU 3004 launched to ISS on Dragon in the Short EMU (SEMU) Launch Enclosure (SLE) and EMU 3010 will be returning. The crew will transfer the SLE with EMU 3004 to Node 1 and remove the EMU. They will swap the Vent Port and Battery Connector Covers between EMU 3004 and 3010. The SLE will be reinstalled into Dragon using new upper mounting pins and then EMU 3010 will be installed into the SLE in the Dragon cabin. The hatch for CRS-2 will be too small to allow the SLE to be transferred to Node 1, so EMU rotations will need to occur in the CRS-2 Dragon cabin. Performing the installation of EMU 3010 into the SLE in the Dragon cabin will build confidence and provide feedback for performing the swaps on CRS-2.