Space Communications Specialist Alexandra Doten, AKA Astro Alexandra, on the gear designed for future space travel, what will be worn on the moon’s south pole.
NASA opted for the Playtex design, which even ended up using fabrics like nylon tricot that are traditionally used in bras as well. The decision proved to be a good one, and the space suits served ...
Space suits ... pressure suits for pilots in high-altitude planes to ones that can keep astronauts alive in the near-vacuum conditions of space. Read more about past—and future—travels ...
18 suits were developed for the Space Shuttle program in 1974 and have vastly overworked their original 15-year-life design. Suit No. 1 was only used for certification, while suit two was ...
Homer has been in the space suit business since 2007, he said, which was the year he won NASA’s (National Aeronautics and ...