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[i]To help prevent the glove damage seen in recent missions from recurring, both spacewalkers will wear gloves with reinforced patches on the thumb and index finger for the first time. The patches are made of the same cut-resistant Vetran material already used in the palm of the gloves, but in a much tighter weave. TurtleSkin patches were sewn onto gloves below the tip of the thumb and index finger, and extra strip of the glove's rubbery outer layer was added over the TurtleSkin to provide grip. Tests have shown that this TurtleSkin weave greatly increases the Vectran's strength. It is up to four times more resistant to being damaged than the normal weave.[/i]
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