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The ISS commander will have a special suit

Moscow, Russia - Capable to stimulate legs and back muscles

Russian spacecraft Progress M-02M, that will be launched on May 7 from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with a Soyuz-U launcher, will bring to the ISS (International Space Station) a special suit, called "Stimul", for commander Gennady Padalka. This suit is one of the most advanced Russian results in this field and its made of a special fabric containing some electrodes, controlled by an electromiostimalating...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1103402
Rome, Italy, 04/23/2009 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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