Quickdraws on spacesuits?

Why are these returning astronauts sporting quickdraws criss-crossing their chests?

https://www.voanews.com/science-health/spacex-returns-4-astronauts-earth-rare-night-splashdown

Obviously NASA never got the message that BD gear is basic.

So they can go directly from the ocean to the crag.

Apparently they’re trying to test whether gates opposed or gates in same direction is best...

Were you all born yesterday?!?  

Great Moon Hoax

What else is there to do but climb?  ;)

Because in zero g's you don't need them on your gear loops

Thank you Tamiban!

Me wonders if BD gave Tesla a break on the crabs. . . 

Tamiban Gueterstan wrote:

Seriously though. Part of a contingency to hoist astronauts from the capsule that wasn't needed. The orange straps aren't criss crossed slings around the back, they're independent sewn terminations that are integral to the suit. Bright orange webbing indicates its a structural hardpoint on the suit that can support the entire weight of the person inside. Using the 2 bottom straps makes a sit harness for a conscious person, using the top 2 is a full body harness lift from the shoulders to get a floppy unconscious person out of the capsule, and there are additional straps not pictured in a small pocket near the wrists that you could lift someone in an arms up position from the sleeves to get someone out of a hole too small for their shoulders. Quick draws are some prerigging that lets you quickly choose sit harness or shoulder harness by detaching 1 side.

How do you know this?

#spaceisfake #earthisflat

SinRopa wrote:

I asked someone who works at SpaceX and their answer was very similar to Tamiban's.  He also said they've got BD headlamps up there for emergency use.

They’re gonna die.

Just a BD advert

Mark Pilate wrote:

Apparently they’re trying to test whether gates opposed or gates in same direction is best...

The astronaut looks pretty stocked. Either they found out and he was right, or he realized climbing is pretty cool either way.

Imagine the savings on fuel they could have achieved with some edelrid 19g carabiners instead! About $1500 per carabiner based on some back of the napkin calculations.