October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... Apollo programme proved that an astronaut protected by a spacesuit of 14 special material layers, including nylon, lead,...it can be best collected at minimum cost. The protective spacesuits and life support systems of Apollo allowed astronauts such as...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... to the launch pad and, because of the size of their spacesuits and life support systems, this has typically involved some sort of transporter...Space Center (KSC), wearing their bulky white spacesuits and carrying their portable suit ventilators. The ...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... sides had no contact until China went shopping in Moscow in the ‘new Russia’ in 1992, buying docking systems, spacesuits and training time in Star Town for two prospective cosmonauts (or ‘hangtianyuan’ in Chinese). There were several items...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... core of the data processing lies the Suit Computer Assembly (SCA), a centralised location for all the spacesuit avionics, including biomonitoring and gesture control. Space Applications Services A version of the same system, modified to be lighter...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
...space and art! Meeting up with Kim Poor at Spacefest. Spacesuit Art Project My own art has certainly been a big part...an even more meaningful mission. One of these projects is the Spacesuit Art Project. I’ve shared some details about this project in an...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... and the visual arts. Midnight on the Moon Dress - Investigations in Boulby Mine muted light conditions relating to spacesuit technology, darkness and muted vision. Size 2.0m high x 4.0m long x 1.0m wide In the 21st century, this extends to space...
