I'm more of a reader than a writer in 'Mastodon Space' but today I bring you something that those people I follow may not have heard of: what's likely to be the first attempt at a space suit, designed as early as 1936 in Spain. It was to be tested with a hot air balloon but unfortunately the whole thing had to be scrapped due to the Civil War. One piece of the original suit has now been found. In Spanish but Google Translate does the trick.
#space #astronaut #mars
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La capa 'perdida' de Emilio Herrera: “Esto es lo único que nos queda del primer traje espacial de la historia”
“¿Dónde tenemos la capa con la que el bisabuelo quería viajar al espacio?”. Una pregunta como esta, o muy parecida, le traslada Selena Herrera a su madre en un céntrico piso madrileño, minutos antes de extraer una prenda brillante y de aspecto metáli…Antonio Martínez Ron (elDiario.es)
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Jesus Margar
in reply to Jesus Margar • • •Spain is officially restituting the reputation and status of Emilio Herrera and Irene Aguilera, the couple who are known for designing the first space suit (see breviloquium above) and being the first Spanish female pilot, respectively. Herrera, an engineer, also became eventually President of the Spanish Republic in exile, after having to flee Franco's persecution.
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#space #astronauts #engineers #nasa #mars
España restituye oficialmente a los pioneros Emilio Herrera e Irene Aguilera tras la ‘muerte civil’ impuesta por Franco
Antonio Martínez Ron (ElDiario.es)