SpaceX Unveils Advanced EVA Suit for Historic Commercial Spacewalk This Summer

May 9, 2024
SpaceX Unveils Advanced EVA Suit for Historic Commercial Spacewalk This Summer
  • SpaceX unveils new EVA Suit tailored for the first-ever commercial spacewalk slated for this summer.

  • The suit outperforms current NASA and Roscosmos models in flexibility and comfort, and is operable in both pressurized and unpressurized settings.

  • Designed with scalability in mind, the suit can accommodate a variety of body shapes and sizes.

  • The forthcoming Polaris Dawn mission will serve as the testing ground for these suits, reaching an orbit 700 kilometers above Earth.

  • In a historic move, four astronauts will conduct a simultaneous spacewalk during the mission.

  • Polaris Dawn will also be a testbed for Starlink's laser-based communications technology in space.

  • SpaceX envisions these suits playing a key role in the company's long-term ambitions for human presence on the Moon and Mars.

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