Published on October 2, 2017
Space agencies around the world are aiming to land astronauts on the Moon in the coming decades. But a big question remains – how do you design a spacesuit for the Moon?
A project that hasn’t been fully attempted since the Apollo missions almost half a century ago.
We learn about the challenges that the Apollo astronauts encountered on the Moon, the lunar exploration missions planned by global space agencies and the issues that a new generation of spacesuit designers would need to overcome.
Find out more at New Scientist Live on SEP 29, 2017:
