Space Suit

An ESA initiative is researching new materials for spacesuits and other equipment that are better able to withstand the destructive effects of lunar dust, which is made of razor-sharp and abrasive particles that cling to everything.

Blasting spacesuits with a beam of electrons could cause jagged, abrasive particles of moon dust to leap right off them. Finding a way to deal with the sharp particles is a priority for NASA as the agency seeks to return to the Moon.

When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars it will carry with it the first ever spacesuit samples to land on the Red Planet. The samples will be exposed to the high-radiation environment to test the durability of future spacesuits.

The value of movie memorabilia is invariably linked to the importance of the film it comes from. This makes the upcoming auction of the space suit used in Kubrick's masterpiece potentially one of the science fiction auctions of the year.

ESA has taken the wraps off its concept for the spacesuit glove of the future. The mockup glove designed by the Comex company and designer Agatha Medioni incorporates new gadgets to help astronauts with their work.

Although drones or other robotic devices could certainly help astronauts to explore other planets, controlling the things while wearing spacesuit gloves would be a challenge. It was with this in mind that the Astronaut Smart Glove was created.

NASA has previewed the new spacesuit that will protect American astronauts on their return to the Moon as part of the Artemis missions.

NASA’s Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan have successfully completed a seven-hour spacewalk to the outpost’s vital power systems.

History's first all-female spacewalk has been cancelled at the last moment due to a problem with the spacesuits. The lack of two spacesuits to fit both women at the same time has forced the space agency to swap one of the team with a male astronaut.

Fifty years after the first manned mission to the Moon, ESA is training a new generation of astronauts to work on the lunar surface. The new explorers are using simulated moonwalks in Spain to test a range of advanced electronic aids, new geological tools, and improved scientific protocols.

For both skydivers and astronauts, a spin can be a fatal mistake, so engineering firm Draper is working on an anti-spin device to bring them automatically back to stability. Using a network of sensors and gyroscopes,the new system detects a dangerous rotation and generates a counter-torque.

Scientists from the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica's (INAF) Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali and the University of Perugia have developed a towable ground radar designed to look for water on the planet Mars that was tested by a team of analog astronauts.