Why Don’t Space Suits Go Rigid When Astronauts Go On Spacewalks?

“Why don’t space suits inflate like a Michelin Man when on the Moon or outside the Space Station?”

They very easily could! If you had a poorly designed space suit or an overly pressurized suit, an astronaut could very easily find themselves immobilized, unable to contort their suit into a useful position. With the inside of a suit set to normal sea level pressure…

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