An astronaut who almost drowned in space was contemplating opening his helmet in a last-ditch attempt at survival. Luca ...

Each suit has a distinct helmet. The EMU features a gold-coated visor, designed to reflect the sun’s powerful ultraviolet ...

The futuristic flight suits worn by Doug Hurley and Bob ... when astronauts last launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The helmets are 3D-printed and the gloves are touchscreen-sensitive.

The Z-2 is the newest prototype, with a bubble helmet, hard upper torso ... and technology grows apace. Space historian Roger Launius says the first suits were based on what jet pilots wore.

Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space ... and a parachute pack. The suit, consisting of helmet, communication assembly, torso, gloves and boots, provides counterpressure ...

The fact that it was recorded in space is just an added bonus ... For example as [Soichi] demonstrates the suit’s helmet, the captions read “A cat that is said to have been designed using ...