“We design for the dimensions of humans, so we build spacesuits for humans.”
asked NASA how the next-generation spacesuit, still under development, was adjusted to accommodate women, the agency emphasized that its spacesuit engineers design with anthropometry, i.e. the measurements and proportions of the human body, in mind. In other words, yes, the new spacesuit will have more sizes available for an increasing number of female astronauts with a range of body types...but don’t call it a female spacesuit.
“Astronauts will also have a lot better visibility because we can have a dome helmet instead of the normal fishbowl-style helmet,” says Kristine Davis, a NASA spacesuit engineer and component manager of the extravehicular visor assembly . “This gives [astronauts] a lot of downward visibility, because it's important that you're able to see your feet when you're walking around on a planetary surface.
“The point of going back to the moon is to practice for a longer mission on Mars where you need to be much more independent. You need to make sure that the suit has good factors of reliability and durability and safety,” explains Ross. “We’re gonna get as much information as we can about how the suit works so that when we build the final Mars suit it will be able to do a good job.”
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