posted 08-28-2013 10:37 AM               

I'm in need of someone who can test some gloves while pressurized in our space suit - between the hours of 8 - 4, Mon - Friday. They must be between 5'10" and 6' 2" and weight proportional to height and in good condition. Any takers?? It's for about 6 weeks in Frederica, DE. ~$12/Hr. You'll never have a job like this again. email me: bayrey@aol.com

As long as you are around during most of the day that's fine - I can work with you on a schedule. I need the 5'10" to 6'2" and the part most people fail on is the waist size. You need to be able. to fit into the lower torso (or pants) and anyone with a small to medium waist size works best - too large and it's not going to work. Anyone with a stocky build is probably out. If you are interested you must go through Kelly Temp Services in the Greentree Shopping ctr in Dover. Ask for Carol. Once you fill out the paperwork they schedule an interview with me so I can get exact measurements. It sounds like a lot but it's relatively easy. We start in a couple of weeks.

posted 08-28-2013 08:57 PM               

ILC has some new materials going into the Phase VI glove and we need to do certification testing to verify the gloves are as good or better than the baseline. This is only a 6 week test give or take - at about 36 - 40 hours per week.

I'll likely get someone who lives in the Dover, DE area. They have to be between 5'10" and 6'2" with weight proportional to height but being on the slim size is best - waist size around 32 - 38". Hands should be average size.

I interview and select based on several dimensions I gather. I then send the candidates to a local physician for a class III flight physical to make sure they can safely pressurize in the suit.

When in the suit, the subjects work various tools until a set number of scenarios are completed. Typically, you are in the suit for about 1 hour at a time, maybe 3 - 4 times a day cycling between subjects. It's an awesome job but very short in duration and subject to a lot of down time.

There is no chance at getting a full-time job out of this. Just about everyone who has helped with suit testing over the many years has little interest in the pay as you can imagine.

posted 08-29-2013 08:16 AM               

Not surprisingly he turned me down... not least because I also failed to meet the height and "width" constraints.

posted 08-29-2013 09:51 AM               

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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
Not surprisingly he turned me down... not least because I also failed to meet the height and "width" constraints.

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