NASA's Upcoming Spacesuits With Cooling Systems Will Protect Astronauts On Moon
Spacesuits with next-gen cooling capabilities? Yep, you read that right. NASA is apparently testing spacesuits with a built-in cooling system in hopes of regulating temperatures for astronauts who may be required to spend a considerable amount of time on the Moon or other far-off places in space.
In a YouTube video, NASA said that astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are testing new spacesuits equipped with water cooling systems to protect astronauts from solar rays.
Keeping astronauts cool in space
The clip, titled, "Keeping Cool in Space" highlighted NASA's vision for cooling spacesuits ahead of Artemis missions on the Moon that eventually aim to put a crew on lunar surface.
"As NASA embraces commercial partnerships to optimize spacesuit technology as part of the Artemis program, the Spacesuit Evaporation Rejection Flight Experiment (SERFE) payload continues to be tested onboard the International Space Station," NASA's caption for the video said.
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In the video, astronauts could be seen undertaking spacewalks just outside of the International Space Station - while receiving cooled water from a device. Cooling spacesuits are also visible in the clip - with tubes that are constantly circulating water in the suit. NASA has referred to it as a "liquid cooling ventilation garment" that absorbs heat from astronauts' bodies.
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What happens to the warm water vapour? Quite simply, it is released into space. The future-ready spacesuits are also equipped with pressure sensors and a thermal control loop to maintain a set temperature.
The first Artemis mission is set to take place in 2025. With these spacesuits, astronauts will no longer be required to stay attached to a module in order to explore alien terrain. One of these modules is on Earth and the other one is aboard the ISS, pending testing in zero gravity.
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Temperatures on the Moon can reach 121 degree Celsius (250 F) and such spacesuits could bring respite to many astronauts who may will spend a lot of time on the Moon, and elsewhere in the future.
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