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You’re In A Spacesuit, Blind. This Astronaut Survived It And Explains What He Did Next
“There is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So with that old astronaut principle in mind, what is the best reaction to take when your eyes become blinded while you’re working on the International Space Station, in no more protection than with a spacesuit?
The always eloquent Canadian (retired) astronaut Chris Hadfield — commander of Expedition 35 — faced this situation in 2001. He explains the best antidotes to fear: knowledge, practice and understanding. And in this TED talk uploaded this week, he illustrates how to conquer some dangers in space with the simple analogy of walking into a spiderweb.
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© Elizabeth Howell for Universe Today, 2014. |
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Post tags: Chris Hadfield, expedition 34, Expedition 35, scott parazynski, STS-100
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