Suiting up for Space

NASA's Curious Universe

Katie Konans

Science

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Spacesuits are more than just garments – in the airless vacuum of space or on the freezing surface of the moon, they keep astronauts alive. Explore how NASA engineers like Amy Ross and Paromita Mitra have contributed to the development of the next generation of spacesuits.

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0:00.0	This is Gemini controlled Houston.
0:03.8	McDivitt confirms that White did leave the spacecraft.
0:07.6	He says it looks great.
0:10.0	He's outside working his maneuvering unit.
0:13.6	And Jim is quite exuberant about the performance that he's witnessing at this time.
0:19.8	Being in a spacesuit, one of the things you first notice is you're very separated.
0:25.6	Once your helmet goes on, you can't hear the things outside of you, so you realize that of learn how the suit moves.
0:47.3	You cannot make a spacesuit move in a way it's not designed to move.
0:52.3	So the more you fight a spacesuit, the more tired you're going to get.
0:56.0	You got about four minutes till.
0:59.0	You have a M.
1:00.0	This is Jim.
1:03.0	You got any message for us?
1:05.0	The flight director says, get back in.
1:07.0	Jimny Ford?
1:08.0	Get back in.
1:09.0	Okay. Spacesuits look like spacesuits for a reason.
1:13.6	We don't make spacesuits to look cool or spacey or futuristic, any of those things.
1:18.6	Job number one with a space suit is keep the astronaut alive.
1:22.6	So spacesuits look like spacesuits because that's the job they do.
1:37.1	This is NASA's curious universe. Our universe is a wild and wonderful place.
1:43.8	I'm your host, Patty Boyd, and in this podcast, NASA is your tour guide.
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