stackyFACTSWithout atmospheric pressure, the human body suffers disastrous consequences, so we just pack astronauts into rigid, air-filled inflatables.
Without atmospheric pressure, the human body suffers disastrous consequences, so we just pack astronauts into rigid, air-filled inflatables. A modern spacesuit is a multi-layered pressure vessel. Because filling a suit with pressurized gas instantly turns it into a stiff, immovable star-fish shape, the joints rely on complex rotational bearings and custom restraint layers just to let a person bend their elbow in a vacuum.
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