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For the astronauts selected for US space agency NASA's future Artemis missions, which will send them to the moon and Mars, their suits will need to be extra special to help them survive the cold and harsh unearthly environment. Filmmaker Jeff Thrasher got a chance to sample one of the new Collins Aerospace spacesuit designed for Artemis missions, and decided to test its mettle in one of the most challenging environments on Earth—Canada's Devon Island. Watch Thrasher's attempts to test the suit's performance, and survive the frigid terrain of the island that mimics the lunar surface, in My New Moon Suit.
This was first published in the 16-31 December, 2024 print edition of Down To Earth