BBC Article on the first space walk

[Tedward]

Not sure if all can see this, but an interesting bit on Alexei Leonov.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29534966

Still a topic I have not read up so found this interesting.

Assume it is OK to put it here?

[Obviousman]

Not sure if all can see this, but an interesting bit on Alexei Leonov.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29534966

Still a topic I have not read up so found this interesting.

Assume it is OK to put it here?

Thank you for that link: an incredible mission flown by incredible cosmonauts. And the BBC should be congratulated for such an excellent presentation.

Highly recommended for people to watch.

[Luke Pemberton]

Not sure if all can see this, but an interesting bit on Alexei Leonov.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29534966

Still a topic I have not read up so found this interesting.

Assume it is OK to put it here?

I read it yesterday, but thanks for posting  the link. I think it sits well on this board as the USSR were a major contributor to the space race and the success of Apollo in an indirect manner. I wonder if the hoax crowd would be so vocal had the USSR beat the US to the Moon?

[Tedward]

Not really paid much attention to the Soviet side (apart from implications) and that piece on the BBC web site seemed succinct and easy to grasp, I liked the style it was presented. I expect there is more in print but still not got around to that chapter yet.

[Luckmeister]

I wonder if the hoax crowd would be so vocal had the USSR beat the US to the Moon?

I remember one time an HB said he had a lot of respect for NASA and Armstrong but still believed in the hoax. I asked how he could then possibly have that respect and got no response. I looked at it as an example of his lacking a grasp of logic and reality and wondered if he didn't even get my point.

[Tedward]

Serial deniers will, it is one of the constants of the universe.

I imagine, on another planet, there are aliens saying they have proof that humans make crop squares.

[RAF]

Really liked that article...was pleasantly surprised to read that Leonov acted on his own to lower the pressure in his suit, knowing enough not to await a decision from bureaucratic ground controllers.

Bravo, Alexei...well done.

[ka9q]

Really liked that article...was pleasantly surprised to read that Leonov acted on his own to lower the pressure in his suit

By how much, and to what?

This could still be rather dangerous. The partial pressure of O₂ at sea level is about 21.3 kPa or 3.089 psi. A suit pressure below that would represent a higher altitude. Depending on Leonov's physiology and conditioning, he might or might not safely tolerate it. As pilots know, hypoxia can be very insidious and severely affect your judgment without your necessarily realizing it.

Of course, getting stuck outside on an EVA would still be worse, so...