Science
Related: About this forumNasa shows off prototype spacesuit for journey to Mars (BBC)
US space agency Nasa has been showing off the wardrobe essentials for future astronauts looking for a new outfit for their first flight to Mars.
Nasa said the Z-2 spacesuit was only a prototype, but elements of it would be incorporated into the suit worn by the first humans to reach the Red Planet.
The suit uses light-emitting patches and luminescent wire that could be customised to identify individuals.
The "technology" design beat two others with 63% of a public vote of 233,431.
***
more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27238452
Ummmm ... were *voting* on what's safer and more effective now ?
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)And frankly, anything that gets the public more engaged with space exploration, is a step in the right direction IMHO.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I thought it looked cool.
Although honestly seeing human beings on Mars would be cool no matter how the suits look.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Last edited Thu May 1, 2014, 05:39 PM - Edit history (1)
Astronaut Luca Parmitano's helmet began leaking on a spacewalk in July
Cooling water covered his ears, nose and mouth, and he nearly drowned
Only now is NASA admitting that it was the second leak on the same suit
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2568214/NASA-admit-space-suit-leaked-TWO-separate-occasions-astronaut-nearly-drowned-space-helmet-began-water.html
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)It is not endemic to space suits in general.