Exactly - it's not even a great test of the suits. It's a stage show, completely divorced from reality, for the NASA faithful.
How are they testing the oxygen equipment? A bench test is not as good as a real life test. If they aren't confident enough to test it in a pool with real people, why are they comfortable sending it off into space with the same?
If something fails on the suit in a vacuum chamber during the design and test process, the person in the suit could get injured or die. I suspect they do test them in a vacuum chamber after they have a high degree of confidence in the suit.
Maybe because the water will make it blindingly obvious if there's any leaks or other major problems with the suit?
Vacuum is not liquid.
They could do the exact same in a vacuum chamber or gas pressure chamber.
Micro-gravity simulation my arse.
Exactly - it's not even a great test of the suits. It's a stage show, completely divorced from reality, for the NASA faithful.
How are they testing the oxygen equipment? A bench test is not as good as a real life test. If they aren't confident enough to test it in a pool with real people, why are they comfortable sending it off into space with the same?
A swimming pool is a lot easier on the budget than a swimming pool-sized vacuum chamber, you know.
Yes, and water at atmospheric pressure does not act like vacuum.
And water doesn't act like "micro gravity" and water resistance is not the same as zero resistance in vacuum.
This is all theatre and bullshit
Stop being reasonable!
If something fails on the suit in a vacuum chamber during the design and test process, the person in the suit could get injured or die. I suspect they do test them in a vacuum chamber after they have a high degree of confidence in the suit.