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An astronaut in a space suit

A spacesuit is an article of protective clothing worn by astronauts when they travel into outer space or into the upper atmosphere. Spacesuits are completely sealed, so that an astronaut can survive in the harsh, cold, and airless environment of space. Spacesuits have their own heating and cooling systems and a radio communication system. Spacesuits also provide a supply of fresh air for the astronauts to breathe and create a normal atmospheric pressure. Spacesuits cover the entire body, and they have gloves for the hands and a helmet for the head, including a clear visor for the face. Astronauts wear spacesuits when they fly in the space shuttle, rockets, or space stations. For Extravehicular activity they wear a heavier, more complex kind of spacesuit.

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    Apollo spacesuit worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11

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    Orlan space suit worn by astronaut Michael Fincke outside the International Space Station

  • STS-116 spacewalk 1

    Space suits being used to work on the International Space Station.

  • First Six Women Astronauts with Rescue Ball - GPN-2002-000207

    From left to right, Margaret R. (Rhea) Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnick, Sally K. Ride, Anna L. Fisher, and Shannon W. Lucid—The first six female astronauts of the United States stand with a Personal Rescue Enclosure, a spherical life support ball for emergency transfer of people in space

  • Prebreathe

    Astronaut Steven G. MacLean pre-breathes prior to an EVA

  • AX-5-spacesuit

    NASA's experimental AX-5 hard-shell space suit (1988)

  • Herreraspacesuit

    Pressurised suit prototype designed by military engineer Emilio Herrera for a stratospheric balloon flight. c.1935

  • Aouda.X space suit simulator

    Aouda.X

  • FFD IVA Space Suit

    Final Frontier Design IVA Space Suit

  • Z-1 Spacesuit Prototype - standing Nov 2012

    Z-1 Series Suit

  • Sk-1 spacesuit taken at the Memorial Museum of Space Exploration

    SK-1 space suit

  • Berkut spacesuit

    Berkut space suit

  • Yastreb suit

    Yastreb space suit

  • Krechet space suit - Air and Space

    Krechet space suit

  • Strizh spacesuit 4148047368 c19cec3782 o

    Strizh space suit

  • Sokol KV2

    Sokol-KV2 space suit

  • Orlan-MK-MAKS2009

    Orlan-MK space suit

  • Yang Liwei space suit

    Shenzhou Intra-Vehicular Activity space suit

  • Chinese EVA spacesuit (1)

    Feitian space suit

See also

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