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  2. Primary life support system - Wikipedia

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    By delivering oxygen to the helmet and drawing gas from the extremities, the suit is designed to ensure that the suit occupant breathes the freshest possible oxygen. The operating pressure of the space suit is maintained at 4.3 psi (30 kPa) (0.3 atm ~ one third of Earth atmospheric pressure) during extravehicular operations, and 0.7 psi (4.8 ...

  3. Space suit - Wikipedia

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    A space suit (or spacesuit) is an ... Generally, to supply enough oxygen for respiration, a space suit using pure oxygen must have a pressure of about 32.4 kPa (240 ...

  4. Apollo/Skylab spacesuit - Wikipedia

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    Neil Armstrong described his Apollo 11 A7L suit as "tough, reliable and almost cuddly." [1]The Apollo/Skylab space suit (sometimes called the Apollo 11 Spacesuit due to the fact that it was most known for being used in the Apollo 11 Mission) is a class of space suits used in Apollo and Skylab missions.

  5. Berkut spacesuit - Wikipedia

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    The suit had two pressurization settings, one at 0.27 atmospheres and the other at 0.40 atmospheres (nominal mode). [1] Life support was contained in a back pack, which had a large enough oxygen supply to last for 45 minutes of activity. Movement within the suit was seriously restricted. Name: Berkut Spacesuit; Derived from: SK-1 spacesuit

  6. Prada's out-of-this-world spacesuit for NASA - AOL

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    To address this gap, NASA awarded Axiom Space a contract worth $228 million in 2022 to develop a modern version of the Apollo suit, leading to the creation of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility ...

  7. Life-support system - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, oxygen toxicity becomes a factor at high oxygen concentrations. For this reason, most modern crewed spacecraft use conventional air (nitrogen/oxygen) atmospheres and use pure oxygen only in pressure suits during extravehicular activity where acceptable suit flexibility mandates the lowest inflation pressure possible.

  8. Extravehicular Mobility Unit - Wikipedia

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    The E.M.U Display and Control Module (DCM). The EMU, like the Apollo/Skylab A7L spacesuit, was the result of 21 years of research and development. [Note 1] It consists of a Space Suit Assembly (SSA) assembly which includes the Hard Upper Torso (HUT), arm sections, gloves, an Apollo-style "bubble" helmet, the Extravehicular Visor Assembly (EVVA), and a soft Lower Torso Assembly (LTA ...

  9. Mechanical counterpressure suit - Wikipedia

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    A mechanical counterpressure (MCP) suit, partial pressure suit, direct compression suit, or space activity suit (SAS) is an experimental spacesuit which applies stable pressure against the skin by means of skintight elastic garments. The SAS is not inflated like a conventional spacesuit: it uses mechanical pressure, rather than air pressure, to ...