A single-person spacecraft could mean astronauts don't have to make dangerous spacewalks, during which they risk suit failure and punctures from micrometeoroids. the US Space & Rocket Center , a Alabama -based firm, has proposed a small vehicle that is equipped with robotic arms for repairs and docks to a larger station. The design has been tested in a large pool by divers at Genesis Engineering Solutions in US , showing that the spacecraft could theoretically be used in a microgravity environment. "There are people in NASA that love this thing, and others that don't — we're aware of that," he said. With sufficient funding, the company has said that it could perform a test flight in about two years .
A single-person spacecraft could mean astronauts don't have to make dangerous spacewalks, during which they risk suit failure and punctures from micrometeoroids. the US Space & Rocket Center , a Alabama -based firm, has proposed a small vehicle that is equipped with robotic arms for repairs and docks to a larger station. The design has been tested in a large pool by divers at Genesis Engineering Solutions in US , showing that the spacecraft could theoretically be used in a microgravity environment. With sufficient funding, the company has said that it could perform a test flight in about two years .