An curved arrow pointing right. NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson demonstrates the involved process of putting on a complete space suit. Video courtesy of NASA Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from ...

Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner welcomed the Crew-10 astronauts in a unique way to the International Space Station on March 16, 2025, and it was live streamed.

Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams ... Crew-9, which includes Hague, Gorbunov, Wilmore, Williams, will suit up and prepare to undock the Crew Dragon Freedom from the space station ...

Instead, the latest issue centers around space suit sockets and seats ... Other plans include flying up suitable Dragon-connecting space suits for the two astronauts on a later mission, should ...

Among other functions, it delivers oxygen to the astronaut’s helmet while filtering out carbon dioxide. The suit also protects their body from the potentially life-threatening forces of the ...

The suit is flexible ... fingertips are made of conductive material, allowing astronauts to use touchscreens. Follow GeekSided to stay up to date with advancements in science and technology.

Flying with McClain were fellow NASA astronaut and pilot Nichole Ayers ... Two days after their first attempt was scrubbed, they were back to suit up at KSC’s Neil Armstrong Operations ...

Earth's atmosphere is 20 percent oxygen and 80 percent nitrogen from sea level to about 75 miles up, where space begins ... but because the gas in the suit is 100 percent oxygen instead of ...