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Topic: [Discuss] Boeing CST-100 Starliner Spacesuit
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1080
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-03-2017 07:13 AM
   
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Originally posted by SpaceAholic:
...it's purely coincidental that Boeing went with its official brand color for the suits.
Blue is not only the color of Boeing. Is the color of the sky, the color of flight suits of many air forces in the world.Is a wonderful color (although I prefer the white for astronaut space suits). Orange is no more required or necessary with the new capsules. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5076
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-03-2017 08:57 AM
The brand color has very specific parameters (it is not just a "generic" blue). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48424
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-03-2017 09:43 AM
Yes, Boeing chose to use its trademark color, but that does not mean they didn't prioritize safety first. International orange is not a singular safety precaution. Its absence on the suit does not equate to the wearer being unsafe. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5076
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-03-2017 09:45 AM
Not "unsafe" — less safe whether its International Orange (or any other high visibility alternative). |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1080
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-03-2017 10:07 AM
As beacon, sea dye, radios, life rafts, PPE.There's nothing wrong if you liked the orange suits. I liked the white, but personal tastes are different things. |
David C
Member Posts: 1338
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 02-03-2017 12:07 PM
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Originally posted by Jim Behling:
That doesn't come into play during ascent.
Seriously. I'm sure we could all think of CST-100 anomalies on ascent that would result in mission failure. And before you say "the systems are designed such that it can't happen," that's what every engineer says, until, er, "it" happens. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48424
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-18-2017 04:31 PM
Digital Trends has more about the Floatride SB-01 boots that Reebox developed in coordination with the David Clark Company for use with the Starliner spacesuit. The Space Boots use Reebok's Floatride Foam, which adds cushioning to the midsole without weighing the shoe down like a traditional midsole. It's the same cushioning technology found in the Floatride Run shoes Reebok released in April.With astronauts currently testing the SB-01, Digital Trends caught up with Dan Hobson — vice president of Innovation at Reebok — to find out how the final space boot came from a projectile sandal, what tests are being conducted on the Floatride SB-01, and just how much of this boot is like Reebok running shoes. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48424
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-18-2018 03:06 PM
Boeing photo NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, Eric Boe and Doug Hurley conduct a fully-suited exercise in Boeing's CST-100 Starliner mockup trainer during early May at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. From Chris Ferguson on Twitter: Full house. A full crew evaluates what it will be like on the Boeing Starliner during launch and landing day. Exercises like this help define procedures and give the crew a sense of what to expect.  |
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