flight suit
noun
: a usually one-piece garment especially of fire-resistant fabric worn especially by a member of a military aircrew
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Last weekend, the astronauts completed a key launch-day rehearsal, which involved donning their flight suits, boarding the Orion spacecraft and running through the countdown sequence to the point just before liftoff.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Dec. 2025
On July 31, for example, the crew entered their spacecraft in their flight suits for a multiday training — a dress rehearsal of sorts — at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Archive collection includes rare items from the 1960s through the 1990s, like adult flight suits, acid-wash denim, and a remake of one of the first infant overalls.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Globemakers and a palette of greens, browns, slate grays, and bold reds drawn from flight suits, insignia, and wartime skies.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Dec. 2025
On July 31, for example, the crew entered their spacecraft in their flight suits for a multiday training — a dress rehearsal of sorts — at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Archive collection includes rare items from the 1960s through the 1990s, like adult flight suits, acid-wash denim, and a remake of one of the first infant overalls.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Globemakers and a palette of greens, browns, slate grays, and bold reds drawn from flight suits, insignia, and wartime skies.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Flight suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20suit. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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