The Evolution of Space Suits (1935-2020)

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Almost everyone on planet Earth has seen the famous images of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin standing on the moon. But, often overshadowed by the weight of the historic achievement itself, the most obvious feature of these photographs is also one of the most critical pieces of equipment in the space flight missions, their spacesuits.

Astronauts have relied on spacesuits to help them work and keep them safe. From the shiny silver of the Mercury suit to the orange pumpkin suits of shuttle crew, Space suits have served as personal spacecraft, protecting explorers while working on the International Space Station, or walking on the moon.

Just as NASA has a new spacecraft, Orion, new suits will be needed to protect future astronauts as they return to the moon and eventually Mars.

1935: Escafandra Estratonautica, Spain
1961-63: Mercury Space Suit, United States
1961-63: SK-1 Space Suit, USSR
1964: Gemini Space Suit, United States
1965: Berkut Space Suit, USSR
1966-69: Yastreb Space Suit, USSR
1968-75: Apollo/Skylab A7L Space Suit, United States
1969: Krechet-94, USSR
1971: Orlan Space Suit, Russia
1981: EMU Suit, United States
1973-2018: Sokol Space Suit, USSR
1988-98: Launch Entry Suit, United States
1988: AX-5 Hard-Shell Space Suit, United States
1998: Advanced Crew Escape Suit, United States
2007: Feitian EVA Suit, China
2011: Final Frontier Design IVA Space Suit, United States
2012: Z-1 EVA Space Suit, United States
Dragon Space Suit

Credit: NASA/ESA

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