1.   It would certainly help an astronaut wearing a spacesuit with bulky gloves, which would make it difficult to type and manipulate controls.

2.   The buttons of the audio system and other controls are big enough to operate while wearing bulky gloves.

3.   And the electrical connectors still are hard to handle in bulky pressurized gloves.

4.   Space crews have previously performed this type of work with their bare hands, but not with the bulky gloves on a spacesuit, he said.

5.   Space crews have previously performed this type of work with their bare hands, but not with the bulky gloves on a spacesuit, said Ren.

6.   The connections are delicate, and may require special tools designed to work with their bulky gloves.