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 ...

Inside the spacecraft ... wearer from the temperature extremes of space. Without the Earth's atmosphere to filter the sunlight, the side of the suit facing the Sun may be heated to a temperature ...

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 ...

They were wearing new spacesuits — the first time the company's suits were tested by humans in space. The astronauts ... to wear during long flights inside small spacecraft, but thick and ...

Mike Todd:Inside the link-netting we actually have ... depended on two crucial pieces of equipment: his pressure suit and space capsule. His capsule was pressurised to protect him from the near ...