Floating next to our beautiful blue planet might sound dreamy, but strip off the space suit and it’s a nightmare Hollywood can’t do justice. With astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s recent trio of spacewalks on the ISS, someone asked an excellent question: “Why do astronauts always need those bulky suits? What on Earth—or rather, off Earth—would happen if we ditched the gear …
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