back to the top- Spacesuits for the space shuttle era are pressurized at 4.3 pounds per square inch (psi), but because the gas in the suit is 100 percent oxygen instead of 20 percent, the person ...

space suits must serve several vital functions: provide oxygen, control temperature, permit movement, power communications, and protect against solar radiation. The Z-2 is the newest prototype ...

Each suit has its use ... It gives complete freedom of movement without any other link to the space station beyond a safety ...

There was a dangerous situation on the International Space Station as a Russian astronaut was warned about a threat caused by a coolant leak. It was a close call, and the remnants of the coolant ...