World News Headlines July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Meet the gender-inclusive crew of dummies heading to the moon 0 0000 0 0 more Meet the gender-inclusive crew of dummies heading to the moon July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling Meet the gender-inclusive crew of dummies heading to the moon Before any humans head back to the moon in the near future, three dummies are testing it out in NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. One is a full male-bodied manikin; the other two are female-bodied torsos. The varied manikin bodies — made with materials that simulate the stuff that makes up humans, like our skin, bones, and organs — will provide scientists important, inclusive data about radiation for future Artemis astronauts in 2023 and beyond. NASA announced the name of the full manikin Tuesday: Commander Moonikin Campos. The name was chosen through a public poll that received more than 300,000 votes. The last name of Campos was picked in honor of Arturo Campos, who helped direct the Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth after an oxygen tank failed on their spacecraft. Commander Moonikin Campos will be decked out in a full Orion Crew Survival System suit, the same that astronauts will wear in phases of future Artemis missions. Campos is also donning a couple of sensors to detect the amount of radiation that astronauts could encounter inside the Orion spacecraft. The female-bodied torsos, aka phantoms, were named Helga and Zohar in 2020 by the German Aerospace Center and Israel Space Agency, respectively. With radiation sensors embedded throughout their bodies, they’ll be testing out an AstroRad vest designed to protect astronauts’ vital organs from radiation. Zohar will be wearing the vest and Helga will not, allowing scientists to determine the effectiveness of the clothing. Using female-bodied phantoms allows scientists to measure how radiation could effect women, as women tend to have a greater sensitivity to radiation than men, NASA noted in 2020. AstroRad vests have already been worn by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to test their fit, comfort, and mobility. Zohar and Helga are pictured here Credit: NASA has historically failed women in its astronaut program, excluding them entirely in the first 19 years. Astronaut Sally Ride was the first woman selected for the agency’s program, becoming the first U.S. woman to enter space in 1983. Of the 339 Americans that have been to space, just 45 have been women. SEE ALSO: How NASA’s Perseverance is making oxygen on Mars The Artemis program has been touting that it will send the first woman and person of color to the moon in the coming years. Using female-bodied manikins in the Artemis 1 mission is key to creating inclusive designs and compiling inclusive data for scientists and astronauts going forward, and shows that NASA’s promises aren’t empty. Artemis 1, expected to launch later in 2021, will be a three-week trip around the moon and back. Artemis 2, NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon since the ’70s, is expected to launch in 2023 and will also circle the moon before returning to Earth. The crew for Artemis 2 has not yet been determined. Related Related posts: The iPhone 13 looks similar to the iPhone 12, but it’s thicker and heavier Arrest warrant issued for Burundi’s exiled opposition leader US lawmakers make visit to Taiwan as Beijing conducts ‘combat readiness patrol’ close to island EU-funded Palestinian school faces Israeli demolition tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous What universal healthcare should look like next U.S. to add 'X' gender markers to passports without requiring medical documentation
