Originally Posted by
TURIN
It does make one wonder what the hell have they been doing all this time?
NASA? Haven’t read the full piece Musk is responding to yet but I’d say it’s all down to lacks of funds and no “hard” deadline (..”by the end of the decade”) so certain decisions, such as those regarding EMUs kept being kicked down the road…if the EMU becomes the pacing item on the whole return to the Moon project then
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There’s been talk of replacing the current suit (late 70s/early 80s origin) used on the ISS for umpteen years but they’ve limped along…every year in Aviation Week or similar or so you’d see some new concept suit, rigid torso/soft torso, waist entry/rear entry
, you name it somebody would think of some fancy option but it appears nobody would make a decision or stump up the cash because the current suit worked...