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Habitats, rovers, space suits, a great place to train astronauts. you don't necessarily want your first crew on mars to never have operated in that environment before. the reason the moon's great for these things is because it's only three or four days away. mars, on the other hand, even when the planets are aligned is about six months one way, and just as "apollo 13" going to the moon had to go all the way around it because they couldn't turn around, didn't have the fuel, if you go to mars, you're also not going to be able to turn around until you get there if you have a problem going outboun...

Much to your researcher’s consternation, they have found that spider silks are strong enough even to be used in making bulletproof jackets, helmets and even space suits.

In 2013. >> i feel a lot of water on the back of my head. >> reporter: water from the cooling tubes was sleeking into his helmet, and he almost drowned. >> for a couple of minutes there, maybe more than that, i experienced what it's like to be a gold fish in a fish bowl. >> reporter: it's a nightmare scenario, according to astronaut garrett reeseman, who became the first space suit engineer at spacex. >> if you fill the helmet, you can't breathe. and you can't take it off. so you're in a bad, bad place. it got very serious. >> reporter: nasa has stopped all space walks until the faulty space s...

Heritage that goes back to "apollo," so pre1975. the helmets are the same that we won on the apollo suits. >> reporter: nasa knows it's a problem. >> i think it's critical to have a suit that works for everyone. >> reporter: nasa is partnering with two commercial companies to develop the next generation space suits, but likely they won't be ready until at least 2025. >> nasa has gotten quite good at keeping these old clunkers running. they have a capable team that will keep these suits going as long as they have to. but the right thing is to get a new suit. >> reporter: kristen fisher, cnn, ne...

Of minutes, i experienced what it's like to be a goldfish in a fishbowl. >> it's a nightmare scenario according to former nasa astronaut, garrett reeseman who was the first spaceman engineer with spacex. >> you can't take the helmet off so you're in a bad space. >> reporter: nasa has stopped all space walks until the faulty space suit is returned to earth later this month for inspection. but even if it's fixed, the underlying problem is these space suits are decades old, and there's not many left. >> that big white space suit has heritage that goes back to apollo, pre-1975. the helmet is the s...