If you're planning to go out in outer space, that reflective nature is an absolute. Narrator: But those white EVA suits aren't the only garment in an astronaut's closet. When heading into space or ...

space suits must serve several vital functions: provide oxygen, control temperature, permit movement, power communications, and protect against solar radiation. The Z-2 is the newest prototype ...

But this fact, and SpaceX's very nature as a fast-moving startup, means the suits are a clean-slate innovation, with a shape, look, and features that unaffected by decades of space experience.

back to the top- Spacesuits for the space shuttle era are pressurized at 4.3 pounds per square inch (psi), but because the gas in the suit is 100 percent oxygen instead of 20 percent, the person ...