Modern space suits use advanced materials to ensure astronauts have the protection they need. For instance, the suits developed by SpaceX for the Crew Dragon missions use fire-resistant Kevlar and ...

Since childhood, she wanted to figure out how things work, leading to an undergraduate degree in textile engineering at Marmara University in Turkey and the pursuit of a master’s in materials science ...

Today’s high-tech spacesuit materials are a far ... have evolved from pressure suits for pilots in high-altitude planes to ones that can keep astronauts alive in the near-vacuum conditions ...

Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (left) and David A. Wolf in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in preparation for a spacewalk. | ...