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 The humans can live on the moon within a cylinder inflation of three meters in diameter by ten long, among other design features of the Argentine Pablo De Leon, chosen by NASA for its missions may be six months in the lunar environment, which is scheduled for 2020. The carrier transported lunar fold and will have a metal skeleton that will be divided into different sections "for different functions and Privacy granted, he said in an interview published today in the Buenos Aires newspaper Pagina/12. The ultimate intention of the new lunar project of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space, for its acronym in English) is actually reached Mars," said De Leon. This engineer heads the Laboratory of Space Suits at the University Of North Dakota (USA) and has also been appointed by NASA to design future lunar vehicles. As the moon is relatively close to Earth, the project will test all systems which are then used in the manned expedition to Mars," he said. The trip to Mars “will last about a year, so it is important to have everything tested if there is any emergency,” he said. To prevent health damage caused by the strong solar radiation received by the moon is expected to cover the carrier with lunar dust as an insulator, said De Leon. "We will do simulations of this procedure in a U.S. desert area," he said. He said that the new moon vehicle "will be similar" to that used in the voyages of the Apollo missions, "but with the difference that will carry a pressurized module, so that its occupants do not need to use a space suit." "This will allow enough away explorations of the lunar base; you can even sleep in the vehicle. The space suits only need to use it to go outside, "he said. In this regard, said the design provides space suits are "on the outside" of the car so that astronauts can wear it and take it off without contaminating the cabin with lunar dust, which is very abrasive and damaging mechanisms. "When the astronaut wants out, the suit comes from behind, put it on and using a double set of doors through to the outside sealed. Upon returning, repeat the procedure so that the lunar dust suit again be joined in the outside the vehicle, "he said. In the past five years, the laboratory run by De Leon has won "several projects" of NASA, but "this is the most important, because it involves more time and responsibilities," he said. The new spacecraft to travel to the moon will begin to be tested in 2015 with a view to carrying out an expedition of six months by 2020. |
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