In general, a space suit can either be stiff enough to operate at higher pressures (but inhibiting to an astronaut trying to perform tasks) or more comfortable (but less protective).

Ron Atkins, Curator of the NewSpace Daily, contributed this article to SPACE.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. A futuristic space-suit being developed will take the high altitude adventurer ...

When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to the ISS, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.

The suits will undergo further testing on Virgin Galactic’s remaining crewed test flights before the 603 customers who have already committed to fly will wear them into space.

2022 marks the 10-year-anniversary of NASA’s Z-1 spacesuit prototype, a project that looks strikingly similar to “Toy Story” character Buzz Lighter’s iconic attire.The suit never made it ...