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A Professor's DIY Spacesuit

Cameron Smith will put his suit — and his life — on the line at 50,000 feet.

By Katherine KorneiApr 26, 2018 10:23 AM
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Anthropologist Cameron Smith usually digs into the past, but these days, he does a lot of forward thinking. The Portland State University professor spends his spare time and money designing and building a spacesuit. He wants to make one with a price that’s about 1 percent of a comparable NASA getup, which costs roughly $70,000.

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