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JSC2004-E-43529 (October 2004) --- Dean Eppler, equipped with a Mark-III suit, pauses at the rear of a science trailer as part of a NASA-led effort using the rugged terrain and variegated climate of Arizona desert land to try out prototype spacesuits and innovative equipment that may help America pursue the Vision for Space Exploration to return the Moon and travel beyond. Geology tools, used throughout the test/demonstration, are on the front of the trailer. The Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team is led by scientists from the Johnson Space Center and the Glenn Research Center. Eppler spent a number of long sessions attired in the planetary surface exploration suit technology demonstrator as he interfaced with much of the gear used during the field trip.
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