Space tourism: SpaceX with advanced suit for spacewalks
In the summer, four people are to embark on a private space mission. This time, a spacewalk is also planned. SpaceX now has new suits for this.
The helmet of the new suit comes from the 3D printer.
(Bild: SpaceX)
SpaceX has unveiled the redesigned space suit that will be used for the first spacewalk on a private commercial mission. The suit is a further development of the clothing that astronauts currently wear inside SpaceX's space capsule. Thanks to new materials, better manufacturing techniques and innovative designs, the suit should offer more flexibility under pressure in the cabin and at the same time be comfortable to wear in space. The suit is to be used on the private Polaris Dawn space mission in the summer. This will be the first time that four people will be exposed to the vacuum of space at the same time. Although only two people will leave the spaceship, it does not have an airlock.
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According to SpaceX, the helmet is produced using a 3D printer and contains a new head-up display (HUD) that can show information on air pressure, temperature and relative humidity in the suit. A camera is also fitted. Various improvements are intended to ensure that wearers are safe when they leave the spacecraft wearing only the space suit. At the same time, the US space company promises that the suit can be easily adapted to different body types to make space travel more accessible. The upcoming mission on Polaris Dawn is just the beginning. The suit was developed with missions on the moon and Mars in mind.
Polaris Da wn is the first of three private space flights paid for by US billionaire Jared Isaacman. He has already chartered the first completely privately operated manned flight into space with SpaceX. Polaris Dawn was originally due to follow at the end of 2022, but is now scheduled for the summer. Isaacman will be accompanied on the mission by US fighter pilot Scott Poteet and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. It will be the first flight into space for all three of them. In total, the four will spend up to five days orbiting the Earth in SpaceX's Crew Dragon and completing a series of tasks. The spacewalk with the new suits is to take place at an altitude of 700 kilometers, almost twice as high as the International Space Station ISS.
(mho)