Bridging the gap between style and practicality, SpaceX has unveiled the attire for astronauts embarking on the historic Polaris Dawn mission. Gone are the days of bulky, cumbersome space suits.

Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible, but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended. The toy ...

Photograph by BILL STAFFORD AND ROBERT MARKOWITZ, NASA But fashion is fickle, and technology grows apace. Space historian Roger Launius says the first suits were based on what jet pilots wore.