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Design for the Real World: Spacesuit

Friday, December 12, 2008

At MIT, Dava Newman studies how humans move in micro-gravity; we call it outer space. She describes how she went about designing a new spacesuit that’s streamlined for maximum performance. Produced by Erin Davis.

Guests:

Dava Newman

Produced by:

Erin Davis

Comments [6]

Catherine Epstein from Studio 360

Hi everyone,

Apologies for the lack of spacesuit images! We actually found that we couldn't get permission to post the photos on our website. Thank you for the recommended sites - you can see more by clicking on the link within the segment. Thanks!

Dec. 15 2008 10:46 AM
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Ernie from VT

I also was disppointed at the tiny thumbnail. I will look at the link above to get better idea. Thanks for the forward thinking ....sounds like a really cool idea

Dec. 14 2008 07:12 PM
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jen from asheville, nc

thanks for the link to the page with the photos of the suit. i had a similar letdown in looking for photos on this website. appreciate your sharing the results of your search!

Dec. 13 2008 02:10 PM
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Tony from NYC

On the broadcast they said you could see photo(s) of the spacesuit on this website (studio360.org), but all you get is a tiny thumbnail. After all the excitement and explanation on the broadcast segment, I was quite disappointed that there was not more information or photos here.

After some searching, I found this page with more info on the new suit. --
http://mvl.mit.edu/EVA/biosuit/index.html

At the top of that page is a link to this gallery -- http://mvl.mit.edu/EVA/biosuit/biosuit_images/index.html
with more (small) photos, as well as images of older conceptual designs & details from Natick Soldier Center and others.

Dec. 13 2008 11:18 AM
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Ted Young from Kansas City, MO

Here is a link. Maybe Dr. Newman could tell us if this is what she had in mind?

http://ultracorps.sjgames.com/zgame/help/races/img/pic2.jpg

Dec. 11 2008 11:59 PM
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Ted Young from Kansas City, MO

Cool Suit. Looks like what the Nozami warriors wear on Ultracorps.com

Dec. 11 2008 11:55 PM
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