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07/06/2018 – Hohenstein

“Spacetex2” researches functional textiles under zero gravity

Towards new horizons: “Spacetex2” researches functional textiles under zero gravity!

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Sweating for science – in the project Spacetex2, Dr Alexander Gerst will test the cooling performance of functional shirts both on Earth (see picture of him during a training session at the European Astronaut Centre EAC in spring 2018) and in space. © DLR

 
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Sweating for science – in the project Spacetex2, Dr Alexander Gerst will test the cooling performance of functional shirts both on Earth (see picture of him during a training session at the European Astronaut Centre EAC in spring 2018) and in space. © DLR

 
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Sweat and heat transport under zero gravity functions in a completely different way from on Earth. © Hohenstein

 
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Dr Jan Beringer, Director of the Spacetex2 project © Hohenstein

 
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