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.
ElDiario.es
La capa 'perdida' de Emilio Herrera: “Esto es lo único que nos queda del primer traje espacial de la historia”En 1936, el militar y aeronauta español planeaba ascender en globo hasta 25.000 metros de altitud y penetrar en la estratosfera equipado con el primer traje de ‘astronauta’ de la historia; también iba a llevar una capa contra la radiación que ha permanecido olvidada y que conservan sus descendie...
