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Astronauts Attach Mannequin to Outside of ISS

Posted by michael on from the open-the-pod-bay-doors-hal dept.

lhouk281 writes "According to Space.Com, astronauts have attached a mannequin to the outside of the International Space Station to study the effects of radiation on the human body. The mannequin contains actual bone surrounded by simulated organs and synthetic skin, with sensors studded throughout." There's another story that has detail on how the spacewalk went: a suit malfunction caused the spacewalk to end prematurely.

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  1. eerie by jdkane · · Score: 1, Redundant
    The dummy, a mock-human of natural bone, simulated organs and synthetic skin, was installated on the outside of the station's Russian Zvezda module during a spacewalk today by Expedition 8 crewmembers Michael Foale and Alexander Kaleri.

    Sounds like the start of a good horror movie -- Radiation mutates doll with human tissue into a monster with its own evil will. How do the astronauts sleep at night with the shadowy profile of a simulated human stuck to the outside of the SS.