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A unique new space suit is being tested in the Utah desert starting Monday. It's part of the future of the space program, under development for when astronauts land on Mars.
The NDX-1 space suit is being designed by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium. They're trying to make a suit that is light-weight for landing on a planet, but self-contained like those used by astronauts in zero-gravity conditions today.
Utah's "Mars Desert Research Station" lets scientists test how the suit works in an environment similar to that on the Red Planet.
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The NDX-1 space suit is being designed by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium. They're trying to make a suit that is light-weight for landing on a planet, but self-contained like those used by astronauts in zero-gravity conditions today.
Utah's "Mars Desert Research Station" lets scientists test how the suit works in an environment similar to that on the Red Planet.
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