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... bulky. Still, people can definitely move around in a spacesuit—our International Space Station is built by spacewalking astronauts. The outside spacesuits will also have to protect the guest from radiation ... space debris. They will also have to be very durable because a tear in the spacesuit could be fatal. ---- Answer provided by Robert T. Bigelow Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

Yes, there are different sizes of spacesuits. Each astronaut is individually fitted with his or her own spacesuit. As some astronauts are tall, some are short, some are heavier and some are thin, each suit must be made to fit each person's body. There are no spacesuits for kids right now because we do not have any kids flying in space. Someday, when kids are going into space, spacesuits will be made for kids. You will be able to walk into a spacesuit store and say, "I want a size 13 suit ...

... space did use then-existing technologies to furbish appropriate spacesuits. An example of this is illustrated here with cats in different spacesuits. The spacesuits shown here were only for space environment within the ... vehicular activity involved, then animals would be required to wear them. Cats in different simulated spacesuit designs. Source: NASA Archive ---- Answer provided by Bijal Thakore Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

... $20 million to buy a ticket on the Soyuz spacecraft, that price already includes a spacesuit that you would use inside the cabin in an emergency. No one has been able to purchase a fully working spacesuit that would be used on a spacewalk, or extra vehicular activity (EVA), as NASA calls ...

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... the necessary precautions. With newer technologies, it should undoubtedly be possible to design better dog spacesuits. However, contrary to mid-1900s spaceflight, human spaceflight is now preferred and more successful, and so dog spacesuits are not readily available. For more modern scientific experiments on the Space Shuttle, smaller animals ...

Since you will need a spacesuit that is designed just for you, it could be rather expensive. Unless you are going ... may have to pay for your own suit. NASA furnishes suits for the astronauts. The spacesuit that the astronauts wear during launch and also during re-entry and landing is the ... the cost of the suit. It has been reported in the news media that the spacesuit costs two million dollars. This does not mean that each time the suit is used ...

As long as you stay inside your spacecraft, you do not need a spacesuit. Your spacecraft acts as your spacesuit and protects you from the space environment. However, if you go outside ...

... very hot if there were no cooling. Astronauts wear liquid cooling garments (LCG) underneath their spacesuits. These garments fit the body like long underwear but have cool water lines that flow all around the astronaut's body to provide cooling. The spacesuit is pressurized with oxygen and is built so that it will not leak. It also ...

... have hoses and gauges on them. In our one-gravity environment here on Earth, the spacesuit, including the life support system, weighs about 310 pounds. The suit itself weighs about 110 ... water at the neutral buoyancy lab (NBL) practicing their spacewalks and getting used to the spacesuits. ---- Answer provided by Lonnie Moffitt Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the ...

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