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Originally Posted by red-beard
There is a mission in between, but not enough time to change it to a rescue. They need to build suits for the astronauts that are compatible. It would seem the other option is to come up with adapters for the Boeing suits to be compatible with the dragon connections.
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The life support connections are only part of the problem. Musk had a fashion designer design the Space X space suits for looks. Later Space X engineers made it flight rated.
Boeing used a traditional NASA design which makes them bigger and bulkier than the Space X ones. As a result an astronaut in the Boeing designed space suit cannot fit in the Space X dragon capsule seat. That’s why they need the smaller Space X suit.
Another issue with the extended stay is the increased cumulative radiation Wilmore and Williams are being exposed to.