--Posted By johannes to <http://www.monochrom.at/english/2008/06/nasas-new-spacesuits-are-made-for.htm>monochrom at 6/13/2008 07:16:00 PM
The US space agency yesterday placed an order for new spacesuits for
the 2015 launch of the new Orion capsule, designed to replace the
aging space shuttle and re-establish humans on the Moon as part of
the Constellation Program. Until now, astronauts used spacesuits that
were designed for floating in space, but Moon missions require a more
flexible approach.
<http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14135-nasas-new-spacesuits-are-made-for-walking.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14135>Link
