• Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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        13 days ago

        Part of it is I don’t know how skin particles will act inside a space station. Are there static electricity forces that would make it stick to surfaces, or does it remain suspended in air until the filtration gets to it?

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          13 days ago

          Static electricity would definitely be a factor, but there’s probably pretty good air circulation and filtering. That combined with regular wipe downs of surfaces probably keeps dust under control.

          I know the moon missions in the past had a hell of a time dealing with lunar dust. It’s super fine and static was sticking it to everything.