Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas & System Development
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A great family Christmas, followed by more work on the suit: today, installing two stainless steel fittings and some modifications to the seat armrests. In the mean time, two photos from the pool test: me with John Haslett, my expedition partner since 1998, and one of divers Ross Smith and Jeff Groth walking me backwards into the deep end of the pool, where they strapped me into the flying seat and ran through some pressurizations and depressurizations, while I communicated with John on the radio. Video still in process!
Imm-man-YAR-OK: n. Inupiat (polar Alaskan native) word for the 'Little People', spirits manifested as inexplicable lights you see on the tundra in polar winter; lights that you mustn't follow, lest they lead you into danger...
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- Cameron McPherson Smith
- I'm an author and explorer writing about evolution and space exploration; I also build and test exploration technologies, from sailing vessels to Arctic sledges and, currently, space suits; see more at pacificspaceflight.com.
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