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 ...

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 ...

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.

You can't have a Boeing suit in Space X or a SpaceX suit in a ... contracts to both Boeing and SpaceX in the wake of the Space Shuttle program's retirement in 2011. The outcome of NASA’s ...

The 'scariest photo ever taken in space' has an incredible story behind it, as it captured an astronaut completely cut off from everything else.

Astronauts and spacecraft face constant bombardment from high-energy radiation, posing significant risks to both human health and sensitive equipment. This requires the development of effective ...

But thanks to Japanese astronaut [Soichi Noguchi], Mission Specialist on the first operational Crew Dragon flight and a current occupant of the International Space ... the suit’s helmet, the ...

Whether helping astronauts enter Earth orbit, walk on the moon, pilot a space shuttle, or travel to Mars ... Now as then, a space suit is essentially a gas-filled, human-shaped covering.

SHREVEPORT, La - The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas as it returned to earth on Feb. 1, 2003.

Whether you're after fun space station playsets for kids or a NASA-branded display set, you'll find something to suit. Lego is absolutely ... scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it also ...