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Overview of NASA Space Suit Technology

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the 1960s and 1970s (Bergstrom, 1994). It is no wonder. Technology has come a long way. What are todays space suits like? Again, while the suit evolved, it had been  in 1980 when the first tests with high-pressure oxygen had been conducted on a preliminary version of the space suit; this occurred when a technician opened a valve to change  the source of oxygen from 900 psi primary life support system to the 6,000 psi secondary oxygen pack ("Space Suit Fire," 2002). Since that time, a remarkably well constructed suit  has been effected. Several companies manufacture the space suits. David Clarks prototype is called the D-Suit, and ILC Dovers is called the I-Suit (Clark, 1999). David Clark is the contractor  that had created the orange suit that space shuttle astronauts put on during ascent and reentry (1999). That suit is called the S1035 Advanced Crew Escape Suit, and is basically  a suit that is designed for high-and also one that can be pressurized in case astronauts need to eject from the shuttle (1999). Of course, when such a suit is  pressurized, it does not have the mobility that a spacewalking astronaut requires (1999). It is important for a student writing on this subject to note that there are many  dangers in space and thus, safety is important. Hence, the space suit does protect the astronaut from serious hazards and in addition to providing protection from bombardment by micrometeoroids,  for example, the suits further serve to insulate the astronaut from the significant temperature extremes ("NASA," 2003). In space, the astronauts do not have the benefit of the Earths atmosphere  that helps to filter the sunlight (2003). The side of the suit that faces the Sun may be heated to 250 degrees Fahrenheit (2003). This seems rather high, but