Now at 50,000 feet there is very little air. Exposure here is deadly, so if you build a space-suit, it can not be some silver jumpsuit with a play helmet, but something that will keep you alive in an extremely dangerous environment.
But even so, Cameron's parts list sound a bit Rube Goldbergish. a diver’s dry suit, an aquarium pump, nylon straps, wire, PVC fittings and valves topped off by a 1980s-era soviet fighter helmet.
Cameron says that this suit is a "proof of concept" which he will test in a hypobaric chamber.
According to the Wired article:
- if all goes well it will be rebuilt with sturdier elements.
There is more, click the article title for the complete Wired article
2 comments:
Cool. Gotta love the backyard science wizardy. I'm still hoping we eventually complete a suit that isn't so bulky, but for a backyard engineer, go for it brother. I would if I could afford it.
I am thinking that this may be his general direction after P.O.C. Maybe not, it really doesn't matter, that he is doing it at all is amazing.
As to lighter suits, as I recall there were several companies working in just this direction. This is the article that I put together back in 2008 (http://wrfrbeameup.blogspot.com/2008/06/nasa-awards-contract-for-new-suits.html) that showed that nasa was working in just such a direction and had awarded Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston with a contract. I have seen even more svelte construction since then, but mainly they are working away from the over inflated balloon and towards something that allows easier movement.
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