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Astronaut Costume

September 20, 2009

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Many children dream of going to space one day. While you cannot send them there now, you can at least let them pretend with an astronaut costume. These sites provide a variety of astronaut costumes. Many of the sites also have [...]

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Astronaut Helmet

August 31, 2009

The astronaut helmet protects its wearer from micrometeoroids, solar ultraviolet as well as infrared radiation. It is made up of the protective shell, neck ring, vent pad and feed port. Protection from radiation is actually provided by the Extravehicular Visor Assembly, which is fitted over the helmet. A typical astronaut helmet like those worn in [...]

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Space Suit

July 30, 2009

The space suit is probably one of the greatest marvels of spaceflight. So why is there all this concentration on making a space suit work? They are, to put it simply, personal space craft. The current model certainly has the sort of price tag you would expect for a spacecraft. It is actually around $12 [...]

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