Large features to support use with astronaut gloves.
Specific cryogenic supporting material used for O-ring seal.
Ball valves on each side of the connector control the flow.
Making all the components stainless-steel eliminates the damage caused by thermal expansion/contraction.
Small package allows for easy manipulation by astronauts.
The simple O-ring seal allows for fast sealing/unsealing actions.
The connectors extorior iced over from flowing liquid nitrogen across.
The connector was put through cycle testing of flowing cryogen across the connector.
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