SUITS ARE $10-MILLION
The first thing you learn inside a space suit is that there is not much reason to wear one on Earth. The chief drawback of either the U.S. or Russian suit is the considerable weight--about 250 lb. So for exercises on Earth, the life support systems are replaced with dummy backpacks of the same size...
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