NASA gets new spacesuit for Mars
21 Dec 2012 8:00 AM IST
NASA has developed a new gen-next spacesuit, for its advanced space ventures including the manned Mars mission, that can supply oxygen and protect the astronaut from extreme temperatures. The new space suit is called the ‘Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0’.
NASA's current space suits, designed in 1992, were made for crews aboard the space shuttle fleet and those spending time at the International Space Station (ISS). However, with the space shuttle fleet's recent retirement and the country's latest goals to go to Mars, an asteroid, and beyond, NASA has recognised that it may be time to create more robust and technologically-equipped suits for astronauts.
It is a rear-entry space suit that can do pretty much anything the actual spaceship does, from supplying oxygen, removing carbon dioxide, and protecting the astronaut from extreme heat or cold, the 'Daily Tech' reported.
The suit is made up of many hard elements on top of its fabric, and becomes flexible when inflated.
NASA's current space suits, designed in 1992, were made for crews aboard the space shuttle fleet and those spending time at the International Space Station (ISS). However, with the space shuttle fleet's recent retirement and the country's latest goals to go to Mars, an asteroid, and beyond, NASA has recognised that it may be time to create more robust and technologically-equipped suits for astronauts.
It is a rear-entry space suit that can do pretty much anything the actual spaceship does, from supplying oxygen, removing carbon dioxide, and protecting the astronaut from extreme heat or cold, the 'Daily Tech' reported.
The suit is made up of many hard elements on top of its fabric, and becomes flexible when inflated.
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