Spacewalks

Carlos I. El astronauta Noriega saluda enfrente a la Tierra, con la estacion espacial en primer plano

Learn about spacewalks with NASA's first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz.

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Radiation

Imagen de una erupcion solar tomada por el observatorio espacial SOHO

What is radiation? Learn what radiation is and the dangers of space radiation.

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Spacesuits



    A spacesuit is much more than a set of clothes astronauts wear on spacewalks. A fully equipped spacesuit is really a one-person spacecraft made up of 14 layers of material designed to protect astronauts in space.
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    What Is a Spacesuit?

    A spacesuit is much more than a set of clothes astronauts wear on spacewalks. A fully equipped spacesuit is really a one-person spacecraft. The formal name for the spacesuit used on the space shuttle and International Space Station is the Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU.

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