1 00:00:06,550 --> 00:00:04,390 nia de modi is a nasa intern not a 2 00:00:09,030 --> 00:00:06,560 seasoned spacesuit expert so to help 3 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:09,040 tell her story we hired nasa suit test 4 00:00:13,030 --> 00:00:11,280 engineer lindsey atchinson i've been 5 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:13,040 preparing all my life for this moment to 6 00:00:16,710 --> 00:00:15,040 work for nasa everything from attending 7 00:00:18,630 --> 00:00:16,720 both a technical high school and a 8 00:00:20,630 --> 00:00:18,640 prestigious college to major in 9 00:00:22,790 --> 00:00:20,640 mechanical engineering 10 00:00:24,470 --> 00:00:22,800 the thermal micro meteoroid garment is 11 00:00:26,150 --> 00:00:24,480 the outermost layer of a spacesuit and 12 00:00:27,990 --> 00:00:26,160 it's designed to protect our astronauts 13 00:00:30,070 --> 00:00:28,000 in extreme environments 14 00:00:31,589 --> 00:00:30,080 i was surrounded by people whose entire 15 00:00:33,910 --> 00:00:31,599 career was passionately focused on 16 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:33,920 spaceflight working for nasa was a dream 17 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:35,360 come true 18 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:37,360 each layer is designed with specific 19 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:39,440 functionality in mind and contributes to 20 00:00:44,310 --> 00:00:42,320 the overall protection of the astronauts 21 00:00:46,470 --> 00:00:44,320 it's truly amazing to work for a system 22 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:46,480 that'll be used in outer space i can't 23 00:00:51,110 --> 00:00:48,559 wait to return to school and share how 24 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:51,120 important space inspiration truly is 25 00:00:55,590 --> 00:00:53,600 ensuring a safe space walk or eda is the