wrestlenrun

How are volume reservoirs incorporated into your design to keep volume constant while bending? The amount of thought that has to go into these suits purely from a biomechanical perspective is staggering. Amazing work!

I understand that there is a design in current EVA missions in which the astronaut and suit are operating at around 1/3 of atmospheric pressure due to mobility concerns that come about from the work that must be done when bending to reduce volume. As a result, pure O2 must be used, which entails a decompression stage before action can be taken outside the ship. Due to this delay in response to potentially crucial repairs that must be undertaken, are there plans with the new suit designs to increase operating pressure in the suit? If so, how does this change your design considerations when engineering the suit?