The new spacesuit that will go to the moon sometime in the 2030s looks similar to the ones worn by some of the Apollo astronauts in the 1970s, down to the red accents and the baby blue boot soles. But the retro feel is deceiving. The truth is, these suits are significantly different from the old garments worn by Neil Armstrong and the other 23 men who first flew to our satellite. And while they are not as sleek as the SpaceX EVA suit or as menacing as NASA’s Z2 prototype that may go to Mars...

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