BBC1 年
Nasa SpaceX launch: Evolution of the spacesuit
Aerospace giant Boeing also has a contract with Nasa to carry astronauts to the space station in its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. It has developed a pressure suit to protect astronauts during the ...
Business Insider3 年
Here's why NASA spacesuits are so expensive
Today, that would be about $150 million. Having not delivered any new mission-ready extravehicular suits since then, NASA is running out of spacesuits. In fact, NASA are down to just four flight ...
BBC8 个月
How did Felix Baumgartner's pressure suit and space capsule keep him alive?
His survival will rely on two crucial pieces of equipment, his pressure suit, and space capsule. Each poses significant technical challenges. Narrator:The pressure suit is Felix's life-support ...
Business Insider4 年
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley just gave SpaceX's new spacesuits a '5-star review'
Most recently, the NASA astronauts who have gone to the space ... because fundamentally it's a pressure suit that has to survive in a vacuum." But Musk said he wanted to design a spacesuit to ...
National Geographic news3 年
How Space Suits Are Evolving for Missions Beyond the Moon
Photograph by BILL STAFFORD AND ROBERT MARKOWITZ, NASA But fashion is fickle ... The first space suits were modified U.S. Navy jet-aircraft pressure suits. Neoprene-coated nylon lined the inside ...
NASA pilots use specialty suits to validate data
Welcome to NASA's Plankton, Aerosol ... with a uniform closer to that of an astronaut rather than a flight suit. In fact, ...
NASA’s new Prada-designed space suit looks like an Apollo dupe, but it’s so much more
Founded by ex-NASA employees ... with an onboard diagnostic system that actively monitors suit conditions, such as oxygen ...
PBS7 年
living in space
The suit has inflatable bladders that fill it with oxygen from the orbiter. These bladders inflate automatically at reduced cabin pressure. They also can be manually inflated during entry to ...
BBC5 年
Nasa unveils new spacesuit for next Moon landing
Nasa chief Jim Bridenstine ... The primary purpose of the suit is to protect astronauts against an accidental depressurisation, where the air pressure is lost from the inside of the spacecraft ...