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woinverted^cones^ built^ into^ theshieldplugthe^ nose^ so^wearerscan^ blow^hardtoequalize^ earpressure.^ S
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lovesTheymust^ be^ nimble.“Ifa^ humancan’tget^inthere^ anddothose^fine,^dexterous^ tasks,^thenthateliminatesone^ of^ themainreasons^ that^ we’re^putting^ thehumanatthe^ work^ site,”^saysJacobs.^ B
uttheyalsomust^ be^durable^ to^ protectagainst^ sharpregolith^ or^ temperatureextremes,^ andshowers^ of^ micro-meteoroids.^Some^internal^parts^ couldbecustom- fi
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