Posted 5 years ago by Snizl for Visit Leicester
How to Stay Alive in Space
Event Dates
1:00pm, Sat May 26th
2:00pm, Sat May 26th
About this Event
An interactive demonstration by the National Space Centre of the power of pressure (or lack of in space), and how pressure suits keep astronauts alive.
This table-top demo includes a genuine pressure suit used by Soviet high-altitude pilots that was the ancestor for the Sokol suits that all astronauts wear today during launch and landing.
Free drop-in demonstration in support of the 'Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite' exhibition. Suitable for children.
This table-top demo includes a genuine pressure suit used by Soviet high-altitude pilots that was the ancestor for the Sokol suits that all astronauts wear today during launch and landing.
Free drop-in demonstration in support of the 'Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite' exhibition. Suitable for children.