NASA has announced a competition for ways to experience spacesuits for a flight to Mars. Prizes - $ 15,000
NASA employs many smart people, but sometimes the smartest thing you can do is ask for help from others. This is exactly what the Agency's experts have done once again: they need ideas on how to test the durability of materials that will go to Mars. The competition budget is fifteen thousand dollars.
The mission to Mars will include a lot of extravehicular activity. If we (humanity) manage to deliver a team to Mars, they will not just take a couple of steps on the surface and go home. She has a lot of serious research to do, which means that astronauts are at risk of damaging their spacesuits.
The space suits that astronauts have worn over the past few decades are in many ways similar. They are designed for near-Earth orbit, not for walking on the surface of other planets.
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Astronauts who were on the Moon, noted damage to the outer layers of the suits - but they were a few days from home, and on Mars to fly more than five hundred days. Analysis of the Apollo mission spacesuits showed that the abrasiveness of lunar dust could cause damage. High speed dust on Mars will be more dangerous.
NASA has no standards for testing spacesuits before flying to Mars . The agency suggests that someone might have ideas on how to simulate the Martian environment. Projects should help determine the number and size of particles that penetrate the fabric, and analyze physical damage in the form of cuts and tears. Three best ideas will receive five thousand dollars. Winners will be announced in January 2016.
NASA plans to send humans to Mars by 2030. To prepare for the mission, the Agency organizes contests, including ideas about the home of a Martian colonist , who will be built using a 3D printer using materials from the planet , and ideas to minimize dependence on Earth .
The mission to Mars will include a lot of extravehicular activity. If we (humanity) manage to deliver a team to Mars, they will not just take a couple of steps on the surface and go home. She has a lot of serious research to do, which means that astronauts are at risk of damaging their spacesuits.
The space suits that astronauts have worn over the past few decades are in many ways similar. They are designed for near-Earth orbit, not for walking on the surface of other planets.
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Astronauts who were on the Moon, noted damage to the outer layers of the suits - but they were a few days from home, and on Mars to fly more than five hundred days. Analysis of the Apollo mission spacesuits showed that the abrasiveness of lunar dust could cause damage. High speed dust on Mars will be more dangerous.
NASA has no standards for testing spacesuits before flying to Mars . The agency suggests that someone might have ideas on how to simulate the Martian environment. Projects should help determine the number and size of particles that penetrate the fabric, and analyze physical damage in the form of cuts and tears. Three best ideas will receive five thousand dollars. Winners will be announced in January 2016.
NASA plans to send humans to Mars by 2030. To prepare for the mission, the Agency organizes contests, including ideas about the home of a Martian colonist , who will be built using a 3D printer using materials from the planet , and ideas to minimize dependence on Earth .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/368655/
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