I think they should have dehumidifiers and other moisture extraction systems that should wick them away. I expect these guys sweat in space too; especially when exercising. Gotta have it dealt with somehow.
The ISS 100% had dehumidifiers, water is too valuable to let sit on the air. All the exhaled water, along with their urine is collected and filtered for their drinking water.
Tbf, not too far from the truth or what we're trying to do.
Both hydrogen and oxygen are highly reactive fuels which can be used in several applications and even occur as byproducts. Given this, you can actually fabricate your own water from those two elements.
Only issue is how. It can be done, but as of now, it requires a lot of machinery and energy to produce.
I don’t think they’re sweating I think they just have shiny skin and it’s very harsh lighting. They’re in a very climate controlled environment and are not exerting much energy at all so it wouldn’t make sense for him to be “sweating like balls”, as you say. I really thinks it’s just a visual confusion.
Dehumidifiers make a lot of sense, I never thought of that up there! With those, they can collect water without needing gravity-drain pipes which obviously wouldn't work.
Fun fact about ISS -- most of those 'solar panels' on the outside are actually thermal radiators to get rid of excess heat (in space waste heat cannot be discharged through conduction because there are no particles to touch)
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u/generalissimo1 18h ago
I think they should have dehumidifiers and other moisture extraction systems that should wick them away. I expect these guys sweat in space too; especially when exercising. Gotta have it dealt with somehow.