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pmcall221 t1_jdmfglo wrote

They only made 18 of them, all built in the early 80's and there are only a few left working condition.

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Complete_Entry t1_jdmqm5f wrote

The part I don't understand is they keep holding off on making more for some nebulous future project.

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pmcall221 t1_jdmtua2 wrote

Imma guess it all comes down to money

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Controlled01 t1_jdmzibd wrote

Nah, thats never the issue. Especially not at NASA, very well funded at all times. ^^^^/s

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TheShaneBennett t1_jdn0uq5 wrote

They are. They resigned the suits for the manned Artemis missions

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Complete_Entry t1_jdn1hif wrote

Giving it a second gander, the article posted is from 2014, thank you for setting me straight.

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