Talk:David Bowman/@comment-209.169.75.10-20200723205353

Clarke employed this option of men in a spaceship crew jumping across  a short distance from one cargo lock door to another. In it they all made it but one man who paniced. They had no suites or helmets. Bowman at least had his suit that offered some protection, and knew to close his eyes tightly shutt. In the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, Chief Tyrrell and his wife jumped into the open hatch of a Raptor. They managed to survive, though with some trauma to the eyes. I have gone around the horn several times with this option. Most of the young ones do not believe it is possible. Most of the doctors I have discussed it with are somewhat skeptical, but you would expect that from MDs. A few have said it could be done within 15 seconds tops. I find that somehow reasuring!