space is a very hostile and strange place for humans but in order to explore and prevent the possible dangers that might happen to Earth, scientists and astronauts should go to outer space and that is not possible without space suits. In space there is not enough oxygen so humans become unconscious within 15 seconds, their blood …show more content…
Later in 1965 the first space walks was done by Alexey Leonov and Ed White but they could not be out in space for so long.The most famous space suits are the ones worn by Apollo astronauts during the first spacewalk on the moon. These suits were used between 1968 and 1975. The initial suits had 6 hours of life support but later they carried more water and oxygen. In modern spacesuits american assonants have used the space shuttle EMU(Extravehicular Mobility Unit) since 1982. Mann.A(2010) has explained that The EMU is a semi-rigid two-piece suit, consisting of a hard upper torso section with primary life support, electrical systems and Apollo-style bubble helmet and a soft lower piece that covers the astronaut’s waist and legs.These suit provides life support for 8.5 hours and are much more developed than other suits in the past but NASA is still trying to develop the new generation of space