China aims to achieve the first manned moon landing by 2030 and has introduced the new space suit to be used for this purpose.

The ceremony organized by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) showcased the spacesuit developed to withstand the harsh conditions of the moon. Unveiled at the Chongqing event This red and white space suitIt was said to be designed to combat the dangers of the moon, such as extreme temperatures, radiation and corrosive dust.

A technician took the stage at the event and performed a series of movements to demonstrate the suit’s mobility. China’s new spacesuit has a lighter and more flexible structure than the spacesuits currently used by taikonauts in low-Earth orbit missions. This way astronauts They will be able to move more easily on the moon’s surface.

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The new space suit introduced by China also has a panoramic anti-glare viewfinder and a console that provides audio and video communications. At the end of the event, Yang Liwei, China’s first space traveler, also announced that a public campaign had been launched to determine a name for the suit. The name chosen as a result of this campaign will be engraved on the new spacesuit.

This technological move by China came as NASA continues its work on a new generation of spacesuits. NASA is working with its commercial partners to develop a more flexible and advanced space suit. It conducted tests last month during the Polaris Dawn mission.

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