Posted on 05/07/2006 11:29:29 AM PDT by KevinDavis
A North Dakota consortium is testing a Mars astronaut suit in the state's Badlands. The suit was developed with funds from NASA.
More than 2 years ago, President Bush announced an initiative to return astronauts to the lunar surface and, eventually, prepare them for a trip to Mars. While a return to the Moon is targeted between 2015 and 2020, no timetable yet outlines a voyage to the Red Planet. Even with the mission's vague details, a prototype suit appropriate for exploring the martian terrain is in development.
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