Space suits are high-tech marvels designed to protect astronauts from ... the helmets on space suits built for spacewalks serve as a pressure bubble and are made of strong plastic to keep the ...

Dr. Cathleen Lewis, curator of International Space Programs and Spacesuits at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, breaks down space suits from movies including 'Star Trek ...

How Space Suits Are Evolving for Missions Beyond the Moon. ... The Z-2 is the newest prototype, with a bubble helmet, hard upper torso, rear-entry hatch, and Tron-inspired styling.

From the outside, space suits look deceptively simple. ... Interestingly, the general design of the bubble helmet used for the Apollo missions has stayed stable, save for a few minor tweaks.

To engineers at Air-Lock Inc., a space suit is really a spacecraft in miniature. Dropping at supersonic speed, with parts from Milford Connecticut Post Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...