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In the near future the United States Space Agency NASA will test NASA’s Artemis 1 mission through three dolls consisting of one male mannequin and two female mannequins Month. This variation of the mannequin is made with materials that simulate humans, such as skin, bones and organs.
Quotes USA Today, from that mission to the Moon, scientists will obtain important and inclusive data on radiation for future astronaut Artemis.
NASA then named the mannequin, Commander Moonikin Campos. The name was chosen through a public poll that got 300 thousand votes.
The last name Campos was taken in honor of Arturo Campos who helped steer the Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth after their oxygen tank failed on the spacecraft.
Commander Moonikin Campos will wear the full Orion Crew Survival System suit, just like the astronauts will wear in the upcoming phase of the Artemis mission.
Campos also uses several sensors to detect the amount of radiation that astronauts can encounter aboard the Orion spacecraft.
Meanwhile, the female mannequins Helga and Zohar were named in 2020 by the German Aerospace Center and the Israeli Space Agency. Both have radiation sensors embedded throughout the body. They will also test the AstroRad vest, which is designed to protect astronauts’ vital organs from radiation.
Zohar will wear the vest and Helga will not. From here the scientists will know the effectiveness of these clothes.
Quotes Window of World, female mannequins allow scientists to measure how radiation can affect women. This is because women tend to be more sensitive to radiation than men, according to NASA data for 2020.
The AstroRad vest is known to have been worn by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to test its fit, comfort and mobility.
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