To the moon, Alice, to the moon!

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#303881 16-Mar-2023 22:06

Looks like the return to people on the moon is getting real.

Apparently there will be different colors of spacesuits. Darker ones will be used for colder missions. White if you'll be walking around in the sun.

Short video NASA unveils new spacesuit for Moon surface mission

Long video NASA Unveils Spacesuit Prototype for Moon Mission

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#3051052 16-Mar-2023 22:28

courtesy of mr musk probably?

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#3051083 17-Mar-2023 08:51

Yeah Musk is to spaceflight like Ivana is to building Trump hotels

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#3051094 17-Mar-2023 09:03

Her suit is infinitely more attractive :)

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#3051104 17-Mar-2023 09:41

NASA has been using 70's tech space suits all this time, and had a tough time getting new suits designed and approved. They've spend billions on it. This is incomprehensible to me, given they managed to design and build suits back in the 60's.

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#3051110 17-Mar-2023 09:51

Batman:

courtesy of mr musk probably?

Nope, the USD $228.5 million suit contract is with a Texas Company "Axiom" - it was established by Former Nasa Manager Michael Suffredini in 2016.

Suffredini was the project manager for the ISS from 2005-2015

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/15/axiom-spacesuits-nasa-artemis-missions.html

Axiom are the company working with Tom Cruise to launch a commercial module to the ISS to be used as a film studio in 2024...

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#3051115 17-Mar-2023 10:14

What purpose does sending more people to the moon hope to achieve? Are we building a launching pad for further travel?

If it's just 'because' then surely, the resources being used for this, could be assigned to solving some of the far more urgent and immediate issues we have here on Earth, like ensuring we don't have hungry kids and education levels are higher..

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#3051118 17-Mar-2023 10:39

networkn:

What purpose does sending more people to the moon hope to achieve? Are we building a launching pad for further travel?

If it's just 'because' then surely, the resources being used for this, could be assigned to solving some of the far more urgent and immediate issues we have here on Earth, like ensuring we don't have hungry kids and education levels are higher..

We need to know if ants can be trained to sort tiny screws in space.

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#3051137 17-Mar-2023 11:40

networkn:

What purpose does sending more people to the moon hope to achieve? Are we building a launching pad for further travel?

If it's just 'because' then surely, the resources being used for this, could be assigned to solving some of the far more urgent and immediate issues we have here on Earth, like ensuring we don't have hungry kids and education levels are higher..

Not looked very far into this?

One small step at a time would be a good starting point. But there are many reasons, including one you hinted at ("launching pad for further travel"). Will leave you to research a few more.

Or perhaps we could start a suggestions list ...

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#3051166 17-Mar-2023 12:22

While they're waiting to take over Taiwan the Chinese are planning to be on the moon by 2030 at latest. That's probably reawakened the US interest.

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#3051199 17-Mar-2023 13:38

networkn:

What purpose does sending more people to the moon hope to achieve? Are we building a launching pad for further travel?

If it's just 'because' then surely, the resources being used for this, could be assigned to solving some of the far more urgent and immediate issues we have here on Earth, like ensuring we don't have hungry kids and education levels are higher..

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