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Rhode Island School of Design space club projects get NASA backing
NASA has selected three projects from the Rhode Island School of Design s Space Design club for its development programmes, meaning the work could one day be tested in space.
A space-dust repeller, an augmented-reality headset and a wearable container for rock samples are among the project proposals chosen for the BIG Idea Challenge and other NASA programmes.
All of the projects were born from the Rhode Island School of Design s (RISD) Space Design club, which was formed in autumn 2020.
It succeeds the RSID Rover club, which was launched to compete in the annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge but had to disband because the work of building and racing vehicles as a team was not possible during the pandemic.
Can astronaut suits repel lunar dust? This team believes so
University team takes a look at the moon s ghastly, sticky blanket and how astronauts could keep it off.
When multiple talented engineers go into the same room (or Zoom call), awesome things can happen, especially when experts in other disciplines also pitch in. Case in point: engineers and designers recently collaborated on how to protect spacesuits from lunar dust.
Moon dust can be a big problem for astronauts. Image credits: NASA.
Moondust is unlike the light powdery stuff we’re used to seeing on Earth. Earthly dust is more “well-behaved” on your average windowsill, it obeys eviction under a soft cloth. But lunar soil is abrasive and fine-grained, and those tiny grains make it much more problematic. It sticks to everything. It can clog machinery, scratch lenses, ruin an entire mission. The long-term effects of moondust exposure are even more dangerous.
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