IFAI Expo 2019

"Spacetex-2“ - Enhancing Evaporative Heat Loss in Performance Apparel for Astronauts (Room Booth A859)

02 Oct 19
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Campfire: Advanced Textiles

Speaker(s): Dr. Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein

Space – to go where no one has gone before, explore the final frontier. But how do astronauts use garments to enhance their daily exercize in zero-gravity? What are the implications for future space travel to Mars or for performance wear on Earth? Details from Spacetex-2, a joint research project between Hohenstein, the German DLR Space Administration and Charité Berlin on the International Space Station (ISS), will be explained during this session.