The spacesuit worn by two astronauts shocked many people as soon as it appeared. This suit is full of science fiction, which is different from the ugly spacesuit before. At the same time, this suit also applies many new technologies, and the technology is also excellent under the beautiful surface.
Who designed this suit?
In fact, this spacesuit was also designed by Space Exploration Technology Company, and the lab of the spacesuit is in the factory where Space Exploration Technology Company produces and manufactures rockets.
Maybe you recognize the characteristics of this spacesuit.
Every spacesuit is tailored for every astronaut. This suit is used to maintain the state of the space shuttle pilots when their blood pressure drops, not for spacewalking.
This suit is actually a part of the passenger seat system software of Dragon Spacecraft, which is expected to provide astronauts with everything they need. Astronauts must insert the connector on the spacesuit into the seat when sitting in the seat, and the seat provides switching power supply and communication connection for the spacesuit.
Spacesuit must also provide refrigeration and breathable gas for astronauts. At the same time, because the dragon spacecraft is actually operated by the touch screen, the gloves of this spacesuit must be specially made to meet the requirements of operating the touch screen.
This suit is much more automatic than the old design. This means that less and less time and energy are spent on manual adjustment. It is conducive to the inseparable concentration of spacesuits and the safety of astronauts. The convenience of this suit and trousers and the safety factor of common faults are very important for long-term travel like sparks. The time difference between Mars and the earth is 20 minutes, so the staff on the earth can't deal with the spacesuit immediately. Spacesuit must have enough automation technology.
The new spacesuit uses air cooling.
A major independent innovation of this suit is that foreign spacesuits have never been used before: the spacesuit of Space Exploration Technology Company is air-cooled rather than water-cooled.
1. That's safer. Two years ago, astronaut LucaParmitano almost drowned in his spacesuit during the experiment because the cooling water system software around his neck leaked. Changing to evaporative cooling means that the refrigerant is harmless when it leaks.
2. The application of air cooling will improve the function loss, because the efficiency of gas to bring heat is lower than that of water, and the pump must output a lot of power.
I don't know that even that kind of high-tech cool spacesuit has to be made by hand.
The machinery and equipment for manufacturing spacesuits must be very cool and excellent. In fact, it will probably surprise you. The spacesuit is actually made by the tailor according to the electric sewing machine or even by hand.