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What To Wear On Mars
Roland Piquepaille writes "If men ever land on Mars, what will they wear to protect them from radiation, micrometeors and the very cold climate? Several students from the University of Alberta tackled the problem and designed space suits for Mars. Their prototype suit is composed of twelve layers of materials, including one made from Demron, a new nanotechnology material developed by a Florida-based company, Radiation Shield Technologies. The students and their professor, Dr. Barry Patchett, think their suit will largely be ready before real missions to Mars start in about twenty years. They also hope that NASA will pick their design. More details and references are available in this overview, including some illustrations."
Geek girl developing space suits. How hot is that?
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Man, i'd tap that radiation shielding if I had a chance
Just don't invite Trinny and Susannah, they'd probably throw all the current stuff out the nearest airlock.
Are you local? There's nothing for you here!
I was hoping to see wide lapels, or padded shoulders that look like airplane wings.
Instead it talks about material make up.
How is that what to wear?
When the chairman introduced the guest speaker as a former illegal alien, I got up from my chair and yelled, "What's the matter, no jobs on Mars?" When no one laughed, I was real embarrassed. I don't think people should make you feel that way.