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A space suit is a complex system of garments, equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. This applies to extra-vehicular activity (EVA) outside spacecraft orbiting Earth, and has applied to walking, and riding the Lunar Rover, on the Moon.

Some of these requirements also apply to pressure suits worn for other specialized tasks, such as high-altitude reconnaissance flight. Above Armstrong's Line (around 19,000 m/62,000 ft), the atmosphere is so thin that pressurized suits are needed. Hazmat suits that superficially resemble space suits are sometimes used when dealing with biological hazards. The first space suits were made by the Goodrich Corporation, then based in Akron, Ohio.

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Spacesuits with artificial intelligence may look for life on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts may in future be wearing spacesuits equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital eyes, turning them into what the researchers call cyborg astrobiologists.

NASA Concludes Lunar Robotics Tests in Arizona

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Sep 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers.

Orbiting junk expected to pass near space station (AP)

Big chunk of space junk misses space station

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Sep 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 3

(AP) -- A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile.

Taking space in stride: New analysis could lead to better lunar, Mars spacesuits (w/ Video)

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Aug 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has watched videos of the Apollo astronauts moving across the surface of the moon has noticed the unusual loping gait they sometimes adopted and their slow, almost graceful, movements. Now a new ...

Astronauts cut spacewalk short due to suit trouble (AP)

Astronauts cut spacewalk short due to suit trouble (Update)

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Jul 22, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 2

(AP) -- Two astronauts cut short their spacewalk and hurried back to the safety of the international space station on Wednesday after a suit problem resulted in rising carbon dioxide levels for one of the ...

NASA dusts off forgotten artifacts in new exhibit

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Jul 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- The spacesuit was one of three made for the last man to set foot on the moon, but Doug Fisher found it balled up and forgotten at the bottom of a cardboard box.

Museum battles to preserve moon suits for posterity

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Jul 16, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

They have travelled further than any fashion item on Earth, surviving a hostile environment and extremes of heat and cold on a world far from ours. But now age is catching up with NASA spacesuits.

Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 15, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 1

Neil Armstrong was supposed to be asleep. The moonwalking was done. The moon rocks were stowed away. His ship was ready for departure. In just a few hours, the Eagle's ascent module would blast off the Moon, ...

Russian Spacewalk to Prepare for New Module Complete

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Jun 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Barratt completed a spacewalk at 8:46 a.m. EDT Friday to prepare the Zvezda service module for the arrival of ...

Delayed spacewalk ends successfully

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Jun 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station's crew expanded from three to six last month.

Spacewalk begins after CO2 in spacesuits delay

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Jun 05, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members began a spacewalk Friday, despite initial concerns about high carbon dioxide levels in their redesigned Russian space suits.

Crew Prepares for First Expedition 20 Spacewalk

International Space Station Crew Set For Friday Spacewalk

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Jun 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The new six-member Expedition 20 crew aboard the International Space Station focused on spacewalk preparations and maintenance activities Thursday during a half-duty day.

ISS Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept

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Mar 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

On March 19th, astronauts onboard the International Space Station checked themselves for microbes before stepping outside on a space walk. It was a first-ever test of planetary protection technology that, ...