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<h2>6.4.1 Preparing for a Spacewalk</h2>
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<h2>6.4.2 Performing a Spacewalk</h2>
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<h2>6.4.3 The Future of Space Suit Design</h2>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MIT AeroAstro Professor Dava Newman models the <a href="http://appel.nasa.gov/2012/01/11/building-the-future-spacesuit/">BioSuit</a>, a space suit design that uses mechanical counter pressure instead of traditional gas pressurization</span></em></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 130px;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inventor, Science and Engineering: Dava Newman<br />Design: Guillermo Trotti, A.I.A., Trotti and Associates, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)<br />Fabrication: Dainese (Vicenza, Italy)<br />Photography: Douglas Sonders</span></em></p>
<p>Over the past 60 years, space exploration has witnessed humans launching out of the Earth's atmosphere, orbiting our planet at lightning speeds, setting foot on the Moon, and building a multi-national space station that provides a home away from home. You may be wondering, what's next? Will humans eventually land on Mars? Will we establish colonies there? While no one knows for sure, we do know that the future of spaceflight will bring with it major advancements in technology. The following video looks at some possibilities that lie ahead, including the next-generation space suits that may help get us there.</p>
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