Thursday, May 01, 2014

Muslim Scientists Unveil Spacesuit Designed To Be Worn By Humans On Surface of Mars

Wait, did I say "Muslim Scientists"?

LOL

I meant NASA Scientists.


From the BBC:
The Z-2 will be built using 3D-printed parts, and 3D laser scans will ensure each suit fits each astronaut perfectly. 
It will be tested in vacuum chambers, at Nasa's training pool and at a site that imitates the rocky Martian surface. 
Nasa said: "Each iteration of the Z-series will advance new technologies that one day will be used in a suit worn by the first humans to step foot on the Red Planet." 
And the Z-2 "pays homage to the spacesuit achievements of the past while incorporating subtle elements of the future". 
Its hard composite upper torso "provides the much-needed long-term durability that a planetary extravehicular activity suit will require", but despite its "aesthetic appeal" the prototype was not made of the same durable material designed to protect space-walking astronauts from micro-meteorite strikes, extreme temperatures and radiation, Nasa added.

2 comments:

LL said...

Do you have any opposition to Barack, Joe, Harry and Nancy being the first astronauts that we send to Mars?

We have not explored the sun completely either...

Pastorius said...

I think you're onto something there. Especially the idea about exploring the Sun. That seems necessary to me.