UK astronaut tests future Moon couture

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British-born astronaut Michael Foale is applying his plentiful spacewalk experience to evaluate a new generation of Nasa spacesuits for prolonged stays on the Moon."I'm working on testing new EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) suits in conjunction with a Lunar Excursion Rover," Foale told E&T while attending April's European Week of Astronomy and Space Sciences event, hosted by the University of Hertfordshire.Nasa plans to return to the Moon in 2020 for a programme of extended exploratory missions. Astronauts will travel the lunar surface inside the pressurised rover, donning spacesuits only for their forays outside.