Timeline for How does space affect the human body (no space suit, no space craft)
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| Jun 2, 2015 at 17:57 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | The body can cope with much greater pressure changes, but it doesn't cope well with outgassing in body tissues (a.k.a., "the bends"). Probably not an issue in case of space-suit failure though because the suit pressure would be very low to begin with, and the breathing mixture would contain no nitrogen. I read that NASA astronauts breathe pure oxygen at only 3 PSI during EVAs. | |
| Nov 29, 2012 at 20:09 | history | answered | user5335 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |