Only A Bra Manufacturer Could Make NASA’s $100,000 Apollo Space Suits
Bra manufacturer Playtex was called on to stitch together the space suits worn by Apollo astronauts after beating defense contractors to the job ...
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Why Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis Mission to the Moon Need Better Boots
Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of ...
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why
Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of spending a long time walking around on the Moon.
Science Museum boss Ian Blatchford: ‘All culture paid for by the state? How deadening’
Ian Blatchford on tuning out the noise from climate protesters, applying capitalism to fundraising and putting the museum’s ...
OTD In Space – February 6: Astronauts Play Golf On The Moon
Apollo 14 astronaut Al Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. Though he was there doing scientific ...
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What Happens If You Die In Space?
There are no two ways about it—space will kill you if you give it half a chance. More than land, sea, or air, the space ...
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A red moon: Will the next 'Sputnik Moment' be made in China?
Why being first to return to the moon matters.
Space object or sports car? How a Tesla Roadster was briefly mistaken for an asteroid
What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through the cosmos.
Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?
The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national ...
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Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the moon will need better boots. Here's why
For the Artemis program astronauts, walking on the moon will require new ways of thinking, the latest technology and innovative approaches to improve boot and spacesuit design. The Apollo program ...