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The History, and Future, of Space Suits
Reid Reimers explains one of the often-overlooked technologies that humans need to live in, and explore, space: space suits. Learn about the hundred-year history of the pressurized suit, and see what the future of space couture might...
Curated Video
Exploring the Marvels of the Space Suit
The space suit is a technological and engineering innovation that allows astronauts to exit the spacecraft while in outer space. Learn about all the different features of this machine.
Curated Video
Design and Development of Space Suits
This video provides a brief overview of the evolution of space suits worn by astronauts. It highlights the advancements made in protecting astronauts from extreme temperatures and micrometeorites while allowing them to perform complex...
Curated Video
Space Suits: Protecting Astronauts and Exploring the Final Frontier
This video explains why astronauts wear space suits when working outside the space station, highlighting the protection they provide from various space hazards like micrometeorites, temperature changes, radiation, and lack of oxygen. It...
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - The History Of Space Suits
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
Curated Video
Neil Armstrong's Space Suit
The story of the A7L Space Suit worn by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Next Animation Studio
NASA unveils the latest design of Z-2 space suit
NASA has finalized the design of the latest space suit Z-2, a second-generation prototype of a series which it hopes will one day be worn by astronauts on Mars.
Next Animation Studio
NASA's next-generation space suit
NASA has published details of its Prototype Z-1 space suit. The new Z-1 spacesuit features a large port in the back that astronauts can use to enter the suit from a vehicle. The port can also be used to dock the suit to a shuttle, rover...
SciShow
What's It Like to Live in Space? | Compilation
If you want to spend any amount of time in space, you'll have to make adjustments to your lifestyle. From what you eat, to how you go to the bathroom, to regular activities you're simply not allowed to do on the ISS, SciShow Space has...
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Sound DOES Travel in Space (and 10 Other Space Things You Got Wrong)
No, technically Earth doesn't orbit the Sun. Yes, technically sound can travel through space. Over the years we've built up a lot of myths and misconceptions about astronomy. But of course some are more flat-out false than others. Hosted...
WIRED
Meet the Man Who Built His Own Space Suit | WIRED
As a kid Cameron Smith dreamed of becoming an astronaut but his eyesight keep him out of the pilot's seat. Now he's an anthropologist in Portland, Oregon, where he's spent the last decade building a fully functional homemade space suit....
Curated Video
There's a Limit to the Comfort Level of NASA Space Suits
The space suits used by the astronauts on Gemini 7, known as grasshopper suits, were designed for comfort. But after two weeks inside them, that was the last thing on the crew’s minds. From the Series: Apollo's Moonshot: Triumph and...
Curated Video
Spacewalk: Exploring the Depths of Space
A spacewalk (or extravehicular activity) is the term used to describe movement of astronauts outside the spacecraft. Learn about the types of spacewalks astronauts engage in and the training they go through to prepare.
Curated Video
Delivering Space Suits | Moon Machines
In 1964 ILC and Hamilton were delivering the space suits to NASA in Houston. Tom Herrala was entrusted to personally bring this classified suit. In this clip from "Moon Machines" on The Science Channel, these suits were wildly rejected....
Curated Video
OTD in Space - October 12: Voskhod 1 Launches 1st Multi-Person Crew into Space
New ReviewOn Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. The This was the first time that a spacecraft carried more than one person into orbit, with three...
The Royal Institution
The Sokol Space Suit: Helen Sharman on Being In Space
A space suit is a carefully engineered cocoon, designed to protect an astronaut from the perils of the abyss. Helen Sharman walks us through the suit she trusted with her life when she went into space. Day 6 of our advent calendar, A...
Curated Video
Preparing Humans for Deep Space Exploration
NASA engineers are designing next-generation spacesuits to support daily exploration tasks on the Moon and Mars, focusing on mobility, dust control, and innovative suit-port systems to reduce contamination risks. Training programs such...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Landing From Space
Dr. John Charles, Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program at the NASA Johnson Space Center, talks about what happens to the human body in space. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough gives a first hand account of landing from space. HWHAP...
Curated Video
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aka NASA, has been at the forefront of science, technology, and space exploration since 1958. Its work remains an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Yoga in Your Chair: Outer Space Adventure
Do you feel wiggly and fidgety? Is your mind buzzing? Let's get the wiggles out of our bodies! You can do this yoga adventure in a chair.
Kathryn, your yoga guide, is going to take you on a space adventure. Beginning with rocketship...
TED Talks
TED: A leap from the edge of space | Steve Truglia
At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. He talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump ever attempted, from the very...
SciShow
2 Weird Experiments in Human Space Flight
SciShow Space News reveals two weird experiments in human spaceflight: one showed us what it really feels like to walk on the moon, the other put ordinary people through space flight simulation to see how they did. Find out inside!
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How Long Will the Voyager Spacecraft Last?
For more than 40 years, the Voyager probes have traveled through space sending back all kinds of fascinating data. But these probes were never meant to send us data forever - so how much longer will these amazing probes last?