/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12796100
thats because ingress protection ratings and certification and the technologies developed to achieve those were not a thing back then. the new "suit port" space suits will never enter any part of the habitat and remain outside of the base/rover, mounted from their backs on the outside of the suit port, to be entered through a hatch on the back. this saves space inside the station/rover because the suit wont have to be stowed away inside, and putting it on is easier this way since it needs a lot of space to do so, current eva suits are a pain in the ass and take a long time to put on. the suit port airlock also acts as pressurized service bay for the suits if you would have to to maintenance work on them.