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Occupational medicine A popular term for a fluid-resistant disposable garment that covers the arms and legs, worn with gloves—doubled—shoes and head coverings, and face mask and/or shield,
Space medicine A complex, self-contained, multi-layered and multisystem garment, designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space

space suit

Occupational medicine A popular term for a fluid-resistant disposable garment that covers the arms and legs, worn with gloves–doubled, shoe and head coverings, and face mask and/or shield. See Personal protective garment.

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Present Day Space Suit: Since the first launch of the Space Shuttle in 1981, Collins Aerospace has been the prime contractor and integrator for the current space suit used today for space shuttle and International Space Station missions.

United Technologies Showcases the Many Technologies it has Contributed to Manned Space Programs during Capitol Hill Event; Previews Collins Aerospace's Next Generation Space Suit System; Showcase timed to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo ..

Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi undergoing a fit check of their #Sokol space suits and the #Soyuz seat liner at the Zvezda facility in Moscow.

Photos: UAE's first astronauts try on their space suits in Moscow

The 22lb Sokol space suit - like the Rocket, to be loaned by London's Science Museum - was worn by Helen Sharman, who is from Sheffield, when she visited the Mir Space Station in 1991.

Greats lined up for exhibition; Further details of what visitors can expect to see at next year's Great Exhibition of the North event on Tyneside have been revealed. DAVID WHETSTONE previews some of the highlights of the three-week event

The new additions to the exhibit include four authentic space suits and a lunar meteorite, all being loaned for display from the Heinlein Prize Trust.

"Meteorite Men" Star Geoff Notkin Unveiling Exhibit Additions at Challenger Space Center on Saturday, June 28

"The Model A7L space suit protected Apollo astronauts from the harsh conditions of space while providing good mobility, particularly on the lunar surface," read the inscription on the landmark plaque presented to ILC at the ceremony.

Windmills and space suit named engineering landmarks

FITCHBURG - Aldrich Astronomy members Jim Zebrowski and Bob Mersereau brought space suits, moon rocks and a 4.75 billion year old meteorite to the Boys and Girls Club last week.

Looking far out; Youths get closeup of star science in after-school club

Kip Russell wins a space suit that had actually been worn by an astronaut on a moon base.

Have Space Suit Will Travel

Hopkinson believes that people of African descent need to be the ones to put themselves into that space suit, to step into that enchanted forest, to look behind the looking glass, to go on that mission.

A traveling female spirit: Nalo Hopkinson takes her inspiration from the magic of the Caribbean and the strength of women

An exhibition of China's first manned space capsule, its first astronaut's space suit and other items opened Saturday in Hong Kong, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.

China's man-in-space exhibition opens in H.K

On the front of it was a picture of our dog dressed in a space suit. Q: What is the best thing about being in space?

Top of the Class: Out of this world fun

The book is a valuable research tool for anyone interested in the complex history of space suit development.

The Origins and Technology of the Advanced Extravehicular Space Suit. (Book Reviews)

And, it's in a device used by astronauts in the NASA space program to clear their ears when wearing a pressurized space suit.