Why SpaceX suits look so sleek, and NASA’s look so clunky
The space suits worn during SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission are a sci-fi reimagining of NASA's classic marshmallow suits. There ...
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First Spacewalk Performed by Private Citizen Proves Smaller Flexible Spacesuit Is Winning Design for Polaris Dawn
With the success of Isaacman and Gillis' spacewalks came the success of the SpaceX new extravehicular activity (EVA) suit.
Pierre Cardin Shoots for the Moon With New Astronaut Training Suit
The Space Age brand has teamed up with the European Space Agency to design the suits that astronauts will use to prepare for ...
Two Astronauts Complete Historic Privately Backed Space Walks
Achieving a number of world-firsts, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis briefly ventured into space outside their SpaceX Dragon capsule--and then returned safely inside, mission complete.
This Billionaire's Startup Wanted To Build A Space Station. Now It Can Barely Pay Its Bills
Billionaire Kam Ghaffarian's startup wants to build a space station to replace the ISS. But missteps, dire financials and ...
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First Private Spacewalk
"The development of this suit and the execution of the spacewalk will be important steps toward a scalable design for space suits on future long-duration missions as life becomes multiplanetary." ...
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Down To Earth: Space Science For Community Change
Down To Earth Community Lab: Join your fellow space explorers to ask questions, share out-of-this-world ideas, and forge new ...
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Stranded NASA Astronauts Are Ditching Boeing Spacesuits For SpaceX Gear: Here's Why
The shortest answer would be because Boeing's space suits are not compatible with ... outside of their own spacecraft, as each suit design must match its respective system." According to program ...
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58 Years Later, Astronauts Take A Super Risky Depressurized Space Walk
The Polaris spacewalk looked a lot like the earliest NASA spacewalks during the Gemini missions in the late 1960s. Here are ...