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• nradov 8y ago
  That doesn't really solve the problem. The dust will still get into the joints and abrade the outer layers.
  • T-A 8y ago
    It solves a big part of the problem. As for the suits, they were designed half a century ago, before the problem was known (and still worked well enough to get the job done). There has been some progress since then: https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/new-spacesuit-system-could-repel-destructive-moon-dust https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/new-spacesuit-syste...
  • SECProto 8y ago
    Wear a tyvek suit over your space suit. Flexible, seals well, keeps dust out of the joints. Custom design it (cut a hole in it) so heat exchangers or whatever can still radiate