Modern spacesuits have a compatibility problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it
Making spacesuits compatible with different spacecraft could protect astronauts during an emergency evacuation.
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Spacesuit Designs Could Stall Boeing Starliner Astronauts' Return From the International Space Station
That's because they were designed by a costume designer -- Jose Fernandez ... flying up suitable Dragon-connecting space suits for the two astronauts on a later mission, should Starliner be ...
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Space Station Visitors Greeted With Wild Sight When They Open Hatch
After docking with the ISS, the latest crew visiting the orbital outpost were greeted by a cosmonaut wearing an alien mask.
Suit of astronaut from Tennessee now on display in Nashville
Tennessee native Butch Wilmore is back on earth after nine months and one of his NASA space suits is going on display at the ...
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How flight suits have evolved to keep astronauts safe in space
Today’s high-tech spacesuit materials are a far cry from the cotton and rubber used by early high-altitude pilots. This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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New Barbie doll celebrates 60 years as an astronaut, but forgets when humans first flew into space
Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible ... but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended.