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Nasa: Two Special Girls Use Nasa Spacesuit Technology

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Seeking a broader use for spacesuit technology, Johnson Space Center scientists work with two girls who have "xeroderma pigmentosum", a disease that prevents them from tolerating exposure to sunlight or even bright indoor lighting. Using space suit technology an ultraviolet light screening suit is developed to give the children the freedom to go outside in the daylight for the first time.

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