THE WELL-DRESSED ASTRONAUT

摘要

To make a good planetary suit, the Space Shuttle spacesuit would need to be easier to wear, clean, maintain, and personalize. So with plans to go back to the Moon and then eventually to Mars, astronauts need a new generation of spacesuit, the planetary suit. The International Latex Corporation and the David Clark Company are working with NASA to develop and test the technologies that will go into tomorrow's planetary suit. Before discussing some of these technologies, let's briefly look at the dangers of high altitude flight.