Form-fitting Spacesuit for Mars. Exhibit at the Boeing “Future of Flight” Aviation Center, Mukilteo, Washington
"On Mars, low air pressure and oxygen levels will require you to wear a pressurized spacesuit. Today's extra-vehicular activity suits are essentially gas-pressurized balloons. When inflated, they become rigid and stiff.
"Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Dava Newman is reinventing the spacesuit for Mars. Her form-fitting BioSuit(TM) is made of stretchy fibers and incorporates active materials. The suit applies pressure directly to the skin." [Text accompanying the exhibit]
Form-fitting Spacesuit for Mars. Exhibit at the Boeing “Future of Flight” Aviation Center, Mukilteo, Washington
"On Mars, low air pressure and oxygen levels will require you to wear a pressurized spacesuit. Today's extra-vehicular activity suits are essentially gas-pressurized balloons. When inflated, they become rigid and stiff.
"Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Dava Newman is reinventing the spacesuit for Mars. Her form-fitting BioSuit(TM) is made of stretchy fibers and incorporates active materials. The suit applies pressure directly to the skin." [Text accompanying the exhibit]