I am wearing the “Aouda”, which is a space suit simulator design for Mars. It is helping us understand many of the things we need to know before we can actually use a space suit on Mars. I have to say, it’s a truly unique feeling to wear the Aouda and to perform all sorts of experiments with it. 🙂
I’ve been in a Chinese spacesuit and a Russian spacesuit and an Australian flightsuit. They are not all that comfortable…! And they take forever to don and doff.
Joao is an analogue astronaut for Mars exploration training – he has the most experience of anyone in a closed loop spacesuit!
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