NASA's spacesuits are aging, and two separate spacesuit-related incidents over the past couple of weeks highlight just how bad the problem has gotten. Here's a rundown of what's going on with NASA's spacesuit (called EMUs), why the situation is so bad, and what is being done about it. 🔭 SUPPORT AD ASTRA Patreon ➔ https://www.patreon.com/swapnakrishna 💫 FIND ME Ad Astra Newsletter (links + images) ➔ https://www.adastraspace.com Instagram/Threads ➔ https://instagram.com/skrishna TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/skrishna Mastodon ➔ https://wandering.shop/@skrishna Bluesky ➔ https://bsky.app/profile/swapnakrishna.com ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 03:14 - How these EMUs work 05:45 - Problems with spacesuit sizing and the all-female spacewalk 08:32 - The life support units are also limited 10:10 - Why isn't there a new spacesuit ready 🛰️ SUBSCRIBE For more space and STEM videos, subscribe to Ad Astra: @adastraspace

On November 14, 2023, Voyager 1 started sending back gibberish. Many, including those who worked on the spacecraft, thought this might be the end for the spacecraft. But the science and engineering team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory persevered. With some ingenious interstellar troubleshooting and firmware updates from 15 billion miles away, NASA’s team at JPL pulled off a miracle. Here's how they did it. 🔭 SUPPORT AD ASTRA Patreon ➔ https://www.patreon.com/swapnakrishna 💫 FIND ME Ad Astra Newsletter (links + images) ➔ https://www.adastraspace.com Instagram/Threads ➔ https://instagram.com/skrishna TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/skrishna Mastodon ➔ https://wandering.shop/@skrishna Bluesky ➔ https://bsky.app/profile/swapnakrishna.com ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - The problem 04:14 - The history 07:32 - The solution 🛰️ SUBSCRIBE For more space and STEM videos, subscribe to Ad Astra: @adastraspace

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