Researchers at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Use NASA EPSCoR Funding to Develop Improved Spacesuit

"One of NASA's strategic goals is to send astronauts into deep space for future exploration missions. The dangerous and unfriendly space environment dramatically affects astronauts' health status. To ensure astronauts' health and safety, NASA is taking actions to minimize the negative effects of space travel on the human body. There is a need for innovation in space suit design."

Researchers at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology have entered their third year of development of a wearable and wireless body sensor system—with the ability to be powered remotely—that will revolutionize NASA spacesuits.

Roy says the research "fits seamlessly with the priorities in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and the Space Technology Mission Directorate. This project is closely relevant to NASA's Technology Roadmap TA 6: Human Health, Life Support and Habitation Systems."

This multi-disciplinary and multi-institution research project is funded through NASA EPSCoR, a funding program encouraging partnerships between government, higher education and industry. The $750,000 grant began in January 2018 and ends December of this year. Read the full story from Phys.Org. here.