She created the Mars Exploration Suit. It’s a concept for a different type of space garment–one made from six protective layers of lightweight fabrics. The top layer shields from radiation.

Due to the sheer complexity of surviving in space there are many components and materials that go into the design of a space suit. The modern space suit is composed of 14 different layers of material ...

Using the 21 layers of the A7L as his inspiration ... Instead, he suggests that the Apollo spacesuit offers a model for creating complex, responsive designs for other human environments, such ...

NASA is using the crowdsourcing power of the Web to help to pick the final cover layer design for its next generation spacesuit, and you can vote online until April 15. More than 83,000 people had ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Most of us will never make it to outer space — but now everyone has a chance to help decide the style of something that will. NASA has launched an online contest where mere ...

Here are some lesser-known facts about these incredible suits. A spacesuit consists of multiple layers, each serving a specific purpose. The innermost layer is a liquid cooling and ventilation ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Kirsten Hibbard, the executive director of the Challenger Learning Center of Maine shows you the importance of layers in a space suit.

Axiom Axiom is continuing to build on the spacesuit ahead of the Artemis III mission, including an outer insulation layer that will include pockets and other attachments for tools, and which will ...

The effort will involve seeking new antimicrobial textiles that can be used for spacesuit underwear layers to address hygiene concerns. For now, space agencies utilize copper and silver as ...

The suit revealed at an event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston features greater flexibility and thermal protection than those worn by the Apollo astronauts who first stepped foot on the ...