Spandex Space Suit

By smintz

  • First man enters space

    First man enters space
    Yuri Gagarin is the first man to be sent to space. He completes one full orbit around the earth. He wore an SK-1 suit which would last for six more missions.

  • NASA sends astronauts to Mercury

    NASA sends astronauts to Mercury
    The space suits that this team wore were only designed to keep them safe while they were in the shuttle.

  • Apollo 11 launches and land astronauts on the moon

    Apollo 11 launches and land astronauts on the moon
    Special suits were developed to keep Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safe while walking freely outside of the shuttle

  • Shuttle Spacesuit

    Shuttle Spacesuit
    In the 80's astronauts began wearing ejection ready space suits in the event of an emergency, this would help them sustain normal oxygen levels for a time while floating in open space

  • Bruce Mandless becomes the first man to float unthethered

    Bruce Mandless becomes the first man to float unthethered
    The suit was tuned up and successfully used to keep astronauts safe while floating in open space

  • Future Innovations

    Future Innovations
    NASA is currrently testing new spacesuits for missions to come in 2020.

  • Z2 Suit

    Z2 Suit
    Scientists are currently devoloping more suits to improve all aspects of space exploration for astronauts.