Space suits are amazing pieces of technology designed to protect astronauts from the harsh environment of space while still allowing them to move around to complete their mission. Since the early ...

To explore and work in space ... what they wear depends on the job they are doing. During ascent and entry, each crewmember wears special equipment consisting of a partialpressure suit, a ...

But why not shoot for the moon? Mercury/Gemini: The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside; aluminized nylon covered the ...

Narrator: But the spacesuits NASA currently uses are more than 40 years old. 18 suits were developed for the Space Shuttle program in 1974 and have vastly overworked their original 15-year-life ...

They were wearing new spacesuits — the first time the company's suits were tested by humans ... They must be flexible for astronauts to wear during long flights inside small spacecraft, but ...