How will astronauts lend aid to an incapacitated colleague while on the lunar surface?
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| NEEMO 23 crew members ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins test the second version of an ESA's Lunar Evacuation System Assembly (LESA) rescue device during an underwater spacewalk CREDIT: ESA/NASA |
Read this fascinating story about how underwater testing of a design for the Moon produced potentially life saving results for lunar explorers.
Lunar mission design will have to provide medical and rescue capabilities such as these. It is all part of going back to the Moon to stay, survive and thrive.
Sky Guy in VA
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