SpaceX unveiled new spacesuits for the Polaris Dawn mission while introducing an innovation in the field of space exploration and future space colonization. Over the last weekend, the company revealed on its website that thecrew will wear a specially designed extravehicular activity (EVA) suit for this historic five-day journey, which will include the first commercial spacewalk.
Here is the presentation video.
The new suits are a modified version of the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) suits currently used aboard the Dragon spacecraft on SpaceX missions. This will be the first time such technology will be deployed in low Earth orbit. According to SpaceX, the launch of the Polaris Dawn is scheduled for no earlier than summer 2024.
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, pointed out the importance of these suits in preparing for ambitious goals such as building bases on the Moon and cities on Mars. The design and use of these suits on spacewalks represent crucial steps toward a scalable design for future long-duration missions, essential for multiplanetary life.
The Polaris program, initially announced in February 2022 by billionaire Jared Isaacman, has been slowed by several challenges, including the development of the new EVA suits. Musk shared that the main challenge was designing a suit that allows for agile movement despite pressurization.
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