A space suit isn’t just clothing—it’s a fully functional life-support system designed to keep a human alive in an environment ...

Although space suits, which differ from pressure suits in subtle, but important ways, have been well covered in literature, pressure suits have gone unheralded except as introductions to the space ...

Time to suit up!

This first ever private spacewalk will be bringing some serious style to outer space. SpaceX's privately-funded crewed mission, Polaris Dawn, is moving toward a launch sometime this summer. The ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the right lower arm assembly ...

Polaris Dawn will launch on Monday, and the private space mission will do some ambitious and risky things. In a time when we regularly see multiple commercial spacecraft docked at the ISS at the same ...

When a sealed, pressurized vessel (say, you) is exposed to a vacuum (say, space), things tend to get splattery—hence the exo-suits. These fifteen examples of atmospheric apparel from our friends at ...

Flagsuit LLC, a new startup founded by NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge winner Peter Homer, shipped their first commercially produced space suit gloves to Los Angeles-based Orbital Outfitters last month ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the left lower arm assembly ...