Abstract
On July 13, a cargo spacecraft that launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia, headed for the International Space Station. The spacecraft carried to the station nearly 3,300 lb of supplies, including science experiments, spare parts, food, and new duds for the astronauts working there. NASA hopes the clothing, which is lighter and possibly better at resisting microbes and odor than previous astronaut apparel, will last longer. Because it costs about $40,000 per lb to ship equipment to the station, lightweight clothing is key for space residents, according to Discovery News. Cotton clothes for a crew of six for a year weigh about 900 lb, NASA says. And because washing clothes would consume valuable water aboard the station, it doesn’t happen. Instead, astronauts wear the same slacks for a month or so, then discard them. The last part of the cargo craft’s mission, in fact, is to take the ...
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