| A space suit basically incubates the human body and | | | | with various fabrics such as Neoprene and Dacron. |
| recreates an Earth like environment so that astronauts | | | | There's also a an outer layer which is designed to |
| can function in a relatively normal environment when in | | | | reflect sunlight. |
| space. | | | | Due to space suits being designed with multiple layers |
| It provides such things as a pressurized atmosphere | | | | of fabrics, it is protected from another space danger |
| much like an airplane, and this keeps all the various | | | | know as micrometeoroids which can tear and |
| liquids in your body in a liquid state. Without that the | | | | damage the suit. |
| fluids in your body would actually boil - space is a | | | | So what would happen to your body without a space |
| pretty hostile place for humans! | | | | suit in space? |
| It's essential that space suits provide pure oxygen to | | | | You would become unconscious within 15 seconds |
| breathe, just the same as when you might be | | | | due to there being no oxygen. All the fluids in your |
| undergoing a procedure in the hospital. If the oxygen in | | | | body would boil and due to the fact that there's no air |
| a space suit were to exactly match what we breath | | | | pressure they would freeze shortly thereafter. All your |
| on earth it would cause low oxygen levels in the lungs | | | | main organs such as the heart and lungs would |
| and blood because the pressure in space suits is so | | | | expand as a result of the fluids boiling. Lastly you |
| low. | | | | would also experience dangerous levels of exposure |
| Temperate inside the suit is regulated in order to cope | | | | to radiation and solar wind. |
| with the enormous fluctuations experienced by | | | | Not so nice! |
| astronauts in space. The suits are heavily insulated | | | | |