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NASA is planning a new mission to the moon

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NASA is creating a new spacesuit for the lunar mission of Artemis. Space Agency intends to organize a new lunar mission of Artemis, and for this, by 2024, it’s needed to work out a new spacesuit. It must be flexible enough to allow astronauts to bend when they study and collect samples. At the same time, it must be reliable and safe to work in open space. Although at first glance, this task may seem simple, it requires many technological and engineering solutions. A spacesuit is a massive unit that effectively performs the role of a spacecraft and is made in the shape of a human. At the same time, NASA engineers want the astronauts not to feel the spacesuit on themselves, and the execution of tasks in space and on the surface of the moon resembled to work in an ordinary shirt. The team of spacesuit developers must look for new ways to create parts of space protective clothing. Due to the using of 3D printing and other technologies, it is planned to make costumes lighter and ...