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I read that the Artemis missions are planning on having the astronauts be able to survive in their IVA suits for at least 6 days [duplicate]
https://www.space.com/39710-orion-spacesuit-waste-disposal-system.html There are references to something similar in this article from Apollo. Could that have been done back then? If not was this done ...
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What improvements will Axiom Space's Artemis spacesuit bring to current EMUs?
We know a design focus of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is to offer more flexibility for size fitting and movement than current EMUs, both for spacewalks and moonwalks. Based on what ...
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Space Suit for Artemis, why two contracts instead of only one?
NASA has selected two companies to make spacesuits for its Artemis moon program and future International Space Station (ISS) missions. Teams led by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace (with ILC Dover as ...
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How can an Astronaut survive for six days inside a Spacesuit?
In the video #AskNASA | What are the Next Generation Spacesuits?, spacesuit engineer Dustin Gohmert says the following about the Orion Crew Survival Suit (Orange Spacesuit): This suit is also ...
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What are the Advantages of having a Double-pane Space Helmet?
In the following image of Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) or Artemis Generation Space Suit, it can be seen the helmet contains double-pane of glass (inside the black rectangle) What is ...
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