In this video, join NASA astronaut Anne McClain and National Air and Space Museum spacesuit curator Dr. Cathleen Lewis and conservator Lisa Young in this discussion about the spacesuits in the Air and Space Museum's collection, including the one Neil Armstrong wore to become the first person to walk on the Moon.
In this video, a panel of spacesuit experts take a look at everything from Apollo-era spacesuits to Hollywood recreations. Bill Ayrey, retired archivist, curator, and Senior Test Engineer from ILC Dover discusses the legacy of the Apollo spacesuits. Ryan Nagata talks about his experiences re-creating some of the vintage suits used in the movie First Man. Nik Moiseev gives interesting perspectives on spacesuits in light of his career as a Russian spacesuit engineer and an American spacesuit entrepreneur, and Dava Newman talks about the next generation of responsive materials for spacesuits to make these form-fitting spacecrafts truly a perfect fit for exploration.
In this story, learn about Pablo de León, who has been in the space business for nearly 20 years working as a space project manager and spacesuit designer. He is currently an associate professor at the University of North Dakota (UND) in the Space Studies Department and director of the UND Space Suit Laboratory, where he and his team are working on the North Dakota Experimental-1 (NDX-1) Mars prototype suit. The team is focused on improving the mobility of spacesuits to help future astronauts walk and work on Mars.