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Once exposed to a vacuum, there would be maybe 10 seconds or so of useful consciousness.

After passing out, it would take a few minutes for vital tissues (brain & heart) to be irreversibly damaged from hypoxia.

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I could survive in outer space without a space suit, as long as I was inside a space ship, or space station. I cannot breathe vacuum.


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