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>>10763318
That's a fallacy. The same can be said for a tin can with astronauts plunging into atmosphere at 22M, surrounded by a plasma ball. The same can be said for a huge plane doing the same. The size doesn't really matter, the question is how well it's designed and tested.

>>10763321
Well, Alan Eustace jumped from the stratosphere in a aerodynamically stable suit not unlike this, albeit much smaller. He had to make a company for designing it, and they offered the jumps in that suit, but never been able to attract any customers AFAIK.

I'm sure we'll see a similar descent system someday, if it will make sense. It's just right now there's little point in it.

>>10763331
Bigelow habitats are meant to be reinforced with skeletal structures from inside, I believe. Anyway, there will always be a capsule docked.