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David in his NASA suit visits another boy in the hospital

David visits another boy in the hospital during one of his first walks. Helpers must be careful about where David travels because of the suit's strict requirements regarding environmental conditions.

"The system has been used during test without harm at temperatures and relative humidities as high as 90 F at 75% for 34 minutes and as low as 70 F at 81% for 80 minutes."

-- User's Manual, "Excursion Rules, Requirements, Constraints & Cautions"

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