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NASA revealed new spacesuits, specifically created for the Artemis generation of missions, which aim to get the first American woman and the next American man to the surface of the Moon by 2024. The new design’s toppling feature is greater mobility and flexibility, in basically every respect. NASA unveiled both a full suit designed for use in extra-vehicular activities on the surface of the Moon, and a flight suit for use while in transit to lunar orbit.
Guided by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, the agency first demonstrated the suit that astronauts will use on the surface of the Moon (and, with modifications, eventually on Mars). It’s called the “xEMU” variant, and it looks a lot like what you might think of when you imagine “space suit” in your mind. But it’s quite different in many respects from what astronauts used to visit the surface of the Moon during the Apollo program.
It allows you to actually moonwalk, for instance: The original suit used for Moon-based activities actually only offered enough range of motion for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to be able to essentially “bunny hop” on the lunar surface, in Bridenstine’s own words. This new design allows them to move around much more dynamically, including actually walking, and offers plenty of range of motion for their arms. Combined with new gloves that actually allow astronauts to freely move their fingers, they can do things like pick up rocks off the lunar surface with relative ease.
The new spacesuit design is also designed to work with virtually everyone who could want to become an astronaut, with inclusive sizing that can accommodate anyone from the “first percentile female to the 99th percentile male,” according to Kristine Davis, an Advanced Space Suit Engineer at NASA and the person who demonstrated the xEMU variant of the suit onstage at the event on Tuesday.
“We want every person who dreams of going into space to be able to say to themselves, that yes, they have that opportunity,” Bridenstine added, regarding the suit’s inclusive design.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 17 2019, @12:04AM (14 children)
Gratuitous sniping, today?
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 17 2019, @12:24AM (12 children)
Oh no, I'm more honorable than that. I'd let the air out of you face to face with a hatpin or something, rather than a blowgun :)
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 17 2019, @12:40AM (11 children)
*rolleyes*
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 17 2019, @01:08AM (10 children)
Aww, you care :) You know, I'm beginning to like the taste of blood, metaphorically speaking. You should try to be less of an easy target.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Pslytely Psycho on Thursday October 17 2019, @02:02AM (5 children)
You two need your own TV show.
(:
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday October 17 2019, @02:35AM
🙃 Is this the correct time to use the upside down smiling face emoji [emojipedia.org]? Particularly given the zero-G implications.
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(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday October 17 2019, @02:56AM
-1 eww
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 17 2019, @06:25AM
pay per view?
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday October 17 2019, @08:57PM
It would be like the Odd Couple, just better :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 17 2019, @11:14PM
Eh...it'd be short and violent, like watching a female Dexter at work. TV's already saturated with gornography so why make more?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 17 2019, @10:41AM (3 children)
You cunni partener is menstruating?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 17 2019, @11:07PM (2 children)
Not for another 10-12 days by my reckoning. And if you had ever been with a woman in your life you'd know period blood isn't always like what you get from a cut. Here's a hint: chunks. Endometrium is being shed after all. Intelligent Design (TM)!
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 18 2019, @05:22AM (1 child)
Not a great way to begin liking the taste of blood in your mouth, but then to each one to her liking. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday October 19 2019, @12:16AM
If your lover is female and menstruating and still wants you to do that to her, use a dental dam. This isn't rocket science. ...though I think I may have made an unwarranted assumption in that first sentence :D
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 17 2019, @10:37AM
Unless you want to pay for it, be happy it was offered free of charge
But if you prefer the other way, payment options can be arranged, just say so.