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Nonetheless, some prototype chimp suits had been developed, including the SPCA Suit—certified humane by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. To prove that a suit was safe for a man, we were going to test it on a chimp, but to prove the suit was safe for a chimp, we had to test it on a man, U.S. Spacesuits coauthor Joe McMann said in an email. That was a mind boggler.

Mary Roach

Nonetheless, some prototype chimp suits had been developed, including the SPCA Suit—certified humane by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. To prove that a suit was safe for a man, we were going to test it on a chimp, but to prove the suit was safe for a chimp, we had to test it on a man, U.S. Spacesuits coauthor Joe McMann said in an email. That was a mind boggler.

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About Mary Roach

Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published seven New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), and Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021).