NASA has had many spacesuit designs, depending on what they need to do. First, it was to protect an astronaut from the unknown. Later, we knew what space was like, but we also started doing new things, like spacewalks and traipsing around the moon (yes, we really did). Now they are working on a suit that can withstand the rigors of a trip to Mars, which must be flexible enough for an astronauts to do every kind of tasks.
There’s a lot that goes into such designs, and NASA is always striving to improve them. Protection, comfort, utility, and durability -all are necessary for a suit that goes to Mars. -via Geeks Are Sexy
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*cat gets in fight with dog*
*dog scratches cats face*
*dog chases cat back to house*
*door doesn't recognize cat's face*
*cat runs smack into door*
*dog eats cat*
Poor kitty! :'(
If it's such a problem, just leave her outside with her lunch.
No, i think the kitties will be fine.
;-)
I mentioned this story to a friend of mine a few years ago. He is a scientist with Dynetics Corp. (worked on the M.O.A.B project, he was very stressed during those 3 months) and was currently working on an independent target acquisition system for individual bomblets.
His immediate response was to consider what system he would use to tackle the problem. I was certain I would see a new dog door next time I visited his house.
(Boris, you are such an ubergeek!)