His survival will rely on two crucial pieces of equipment, his pressure suit, and space capsule. Each poses significant technical challenges. Narrator:The pressure suit is Felix's life-support ...
The suit has inflatable bladders that fill it with oxygen from the orbiter. These bladders inflate automatically at reduced cabin pressure. They also can be manually inflated during entry to ...
Now, emails from the HSE - given to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) - reveal how its officials came under pressure from government over the summer to release the suits to the NHS.