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?
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?