The NASA Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit is a vital piece of equipment for astronauts performing spacewalks. It protects them from the harsh environment of space, providing thermal ...

NASA may be running out of spacesuits. According to a new report from the space agency's Office of Inspector General, NASA may not have enough spacesuits to make it through 2024—the year when ...

It might make the astronaut wearing it look like a real-life Buzz Lightyear, but a new prototype spacesuit that NASA just finished testing represents the first major overhaul in spacesuit ...

NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski wears the backpack-style Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU, during an Oct. 28 spacewalk at the international space station.

NASA’s EMU looks bulky because it carries a Portable Life Support System (PLSS), a self-contained backpack that monitors the astronaut’s vitals, supplies oxygen, scrubs out carbon dioxide ...

NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these very suits that are eventually worn by the first woman and person of color to walk on the moon.

Photo Credit: NASA A spacesuit is like a small spacecraft that keeps one astronaut safe in space. NASA’s spacesuit is called the Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or EMU.

Maurer and Chari were using extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits. | Credit: NASA TV NASA plans to resume spacewalks on the space station in 2025 after a leaky spacesuit suspended those ...

It might make the astronaut wearing it look like a real-life Buzz Lightyear, but a new prototype spacesuit that NASA just finished testing represents the first major overhaul in spacesuit ...

NASA just finished testing its newest spacesuit, the Z-1 prototype, and it looks eerily similar to the outfit worn by fictional space ranger Buzz Lightyear from the movie "Toy Story." ...