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OnlinePoker

(5,725 posts) Tue Aug 10, 2021, 11:22 AM Aug 2021

NASA has spent $420 million on space suit development - expect another $625 million before complete

Over $1 Billion and they aren't expected to be ready before 2025.

Relevant info is on page 10 of the following PDF:

https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-21-025.pdf

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NASA has spent $420 million on space suit development - expect another $625 million before complete (Original Post) OnlinePoker Aug 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #1

Yikes. When we land on the Moon again, we can't get out of the ship. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #2

Humans are too fragile and needy for space, we could have sent two robot landers to Europa for that! Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2021 #3

$420 million over the last 18 years... berni_mccoy Aug 2021 #4

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lagomorph777

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2. Yikes. When we land on the Moon again, we can't get out of the ship.

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Tue Aug 10, 2021, 11:26 AM

Aug 2021

Looks like they need to change course; maybe find a young and hungry new contractor with big ideas.

Shanti Shanti Shanti

(12,047 posts)

3. Humans are too fragile and needy for space, we could have sent two robot landers to Europa for that!

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Tue Aug 10, 2021, 11:29 AM

Aug 2021

Robots will rule the galaxy!

Go robots!

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

4. $420 million over the last 18 years...

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Tue Aug 10, 2021, 11:34 AM

Aug 2021

And just because they don’t have a functioning suit doesn’t mean they haven’t made progress or taken knowledge gained and applied it to other suits/systems.

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