space suit
noun
1
: a suit equipped with life supporting provisions to make life in space possible for its wearer
2
: g suit
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The colorful space suits the Guardians don later in the movie are a reference to Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, both in design and in hue.
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Brittany Vincent, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023
Putting on a space suit is a complex procedure on the ground, in full gravity and with multiple sharp-eyed assistants helping out.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
While in the habitat, virtual reality will allow crew members to simulate space walks or Mars walks, as well as other tasks the crew may encounter on Mars, including removing dust from the space suit or solar panels or repairing the habitat.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
Couple that with the dangerous fad of not wearing space suits on suborbital flights.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Axiom Space will also get more time to finish designing the space suits the astronauts will wear, per NASA.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Unlike most travel pillows that just sit around your neck, the Pod wraps around your neck and head like a hood or space suit.
—Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
And Lewis, who was also instrumental in the 2015 project to conserve Armstrong’s Apollo 11 space suit, crowdfunded through the popular Kickstarter platform, is especially pleased by the second-floor mezzanine display that demonstrates the process of designing a space suit.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022
Thus, although the International Space Station is kept at Earth pressure, both American and Russian space suits only have around one third of that.
—Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Brittany Vincent, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023
Putting on a space suit is a complex procedure on the ground, in full gravity and with multiple sharp-eyed assistants helping out.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
While in the habitat, virtual reality will allow crew members to simulate space walks or Mars walks, as well as other tasks the crew may encounter on Mars, including removing dust from the space suit or solar panels or repairing the habitat.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
Couple that with the dangerous fad of not wearing space suits on suborbital flights.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Axiom Space will also get more time to finish designing the space suits the astronauts will wear, per NASA.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Unlike most travel pillows that just sit around your neck, the Pod wraps around your neck and head like a hood or space suit.
—Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
And Lewis, who was also instrumental in the 2015 project to conserve Armstrong’s Apollo 11 space suit, crowdfunded through the popular Kickstarter platform, is especially pleased by the second-floor mezzanine display that demonstrates the process of designing a space suit.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022
Thus, although the International Space Station is kept at Earth pressure, both American and Russian space suits only have around one third of that.
—Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
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