The Copenhagen Suborbitals team will work in August with “DIY spacesuit guys Cameron Smith and John Haslett from Oregon in the US” on spacesuit and related capsule design issues in August: DIY Spacesuit Testing and Planning – Wired Science.
Category Archives: Living in Space
Video: Description of water leakage inside spacesuit during ISS EVA
In this video,
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shows where water leaked, soaking spacewalker Luca Parmitano’s head, during his July 16th, 2013 EVA. The event frightened the astronauts and mission controllers. NASA is still investigating the exact cause.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on NPR
Here’s NPR interview with space musician and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (on Twitter):
BBC program about a UK team’s design for a human mission to Mars
A group at Imperial College London have designed an architecture for a human mission to Mars. They use spin gravity during the trips to and from the Red Planet to prevent the health issues created by weightlessness. Plus take advantage of available materials, including food, water, waste and fuel, for radiation shielding. A system would be sent to the Mars surface ahead of
The crew would then return to Martian orbit in a pre-sent craft fuelled using ice from beneath the planet’s surface.
The project is in conjunction with a BBC program that will be broadcast this weekend:
For long space voyages bring lots of games, books and videos
As with the long sea voyages of the past, crews and passengers on long space trips to Mars and elsewhere will need ways to stay mentally active and engaged: