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Normally, to communicate in space, astronauts need radios. This is because sound (in this case, speech) requires a medium (such as air) to move through. In space, since there is no air, astronauts cannot talk to one another directly.

However, in your case, the astronauts may converse because their helmets are touching - thus giving the sound waves a medium to move through - the helmets.

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