Future Space Suits
Of course astronauts come in varying shapes and sizes so a suit can t be one size fits all.
Future space suits. Spacesuits of the future a design of a new type of astronaut suit is currently underway at the massachusetts institute of technology mit. Known as the xemu this. The new prototypes aim to make it.
The suits are still in development but nasa claims they ll be ready to keep astronauts alive in space by 2024 the space agency s deadline to return humans to the moon. However the converse is true as well and just as space suit technology spin offs have been used in numerous ways such as treating burn victims or for racecar driver thermal regulation technology from the next generation of space suits will be used to benefit society in some way. So we have small medium and large parts.
In order to meet this goal better spacesuits are essential says dr. Sayan roy assistant professor in electrical engineering at south. Skintight spacesuits may give future astronauts a moreflexible not to mention stylish way to explore the moon and mars.
Nasa has set a lofty goal of human travel to mars by 2030. The future of spacesuits will theoretically allow even more motion by using a skintight design according to mit researcher and aerospace engineer dava newman. But if an mit team has any say the spacesuit of the future will be a snug form fitting outfit that s not only lighter and more flexible but also easier to get on automatically tightening up.
Our suits are modular so we can mix and match components. Amy ross head of the advanced spacesuit and technology lab at nasa s johnson space center is leading development of the next generation of nasa spacesuits.