Mannequins and spacesuit tests In the command chair of the Orion capsule, instead of the crew chief, will sit the mannequin "Commander Campos", named after Arturo Campos, the power engineer of the lunar module "Apollo ". In , he helped bring the ship safely back to Earth when it crashed. The Campos mannequin is equipped with two internal radiation sensors, and vibration and acceleration sensors are built into the seat under it. The "commander" is wearing a new NASA spacesuit called the Orion Crew Survival System. Its orange color resembles the suits worn by astronauts on the shuttles. But the Orion suit has many upgrades. In an interview with Space.com, Kirstin Johnson, deputy team leader for the new.
Orion space suit at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, explained what's new in these suits. According to Johnson, the design of the spacesuit is adapted to the life support systems and the structure of the spacecraft. The Orion space suit is designed to be worn for up to six days. In addition, it will be more Switzerland WhatsApp Number List convenient for astronauts to have lunch the new spacesuit provides access to a feeding tube on the helmet. In order to eat, it will no longer be necessary to release the pressure inside the space suit. According to the expert, the orange color should help search for astronauts in space in case of an emergency.
Spacesuits on mannequins are created specifically for "dolls". But when real astronauts fly to the moon under the Artemis program, spacesuits will be designed individually for each of them. These suits are different from the spacesuits of the shuttle era. The other two mannequins, Helga and Zohar, are made of materials that mimic human bones, tissue and female organs (breast tissue and ovaries that are sensitive to radiation. Zohar is wearing the AstroRad vest, which allows astronauts to stay safe in direct sunlight in outer space. Both dummies are equipped with more than , passive radiation detectors and active radiation detectors each.