On the moon, it's like one sixth gravity, right? So the suits they wore on them, you know, the apollo astronos, were very heavy on earth. And but when you divide by six, i's not, is not so bad. We mars you way, like forty % of your, of your current weight. But then then they're floating, really, the're really space floating. For now they are just slowed in, but when we're going to the moon, need al ther things. Oh, she's ready. Ok. Excuse me, ok, scuse me. I don't mean to hold her back. Ok, go in to the
What’s the future of space suits? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore innovation in space suit technology with aerospace engineer Ana Diaz Artiles.
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